(POLITICO) Tampa — After a 10-day, post-South Carolina slog characterized by relentless attacks on Newt Gingrich from Mitt Romney’s forces, Florida on Tuesday will vote in its 2012 Republican presidential primary. With Romney and his associated super PAC outspending the Gingrich teams by a nearly 5-to-1 margin and blanketing the state’s airwaves with negative TV ads, Gingrich never found his footing here, careening from one message to another without gaining traction.
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Florida Republican primary polls open, Romney hopes to break away
Five things to watch in Florida: Newt Gingrich hopes to hang on as Mitt Romney appears to be pulling ahead in the polls.