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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Consensus of Polls Shows Romney Up in Florida — You can find pretty much every species of poll in Florida right now. — There are traditional polls and automated polls, Internet polls and partisan polls, academic polls and commercial polls. — There are polls where voters checked a box.
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NBC's Domenico Montanaro / msnbc.com:
Romney up 15 over Gingrich in Florida — Mitt Romney may be on his way to a decisive victory in the Florida GOP primary Tuesday, according to a new NBC/Marist poll. — Romney leads Newt Gingrich by 15 points, 42 percent to 27 percent in the crucial state.
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The Moderate Voice, The Politico, The Other McCain, Balloon Juice, Campaign 2012 and Gawker
Josh Lederman / Ballot Box:
As Florida race turns personal, GOP insiders fear for party unity — TAMPA, Fla. —Gingrich and Romney may be headed toward mutually assured destruction, and both are refusing to unilaterally disarm. — TAMPA, Fla. — Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney may be on a path toward mutually assured destruction …
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CNN, The Politico and Prairie Weather
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Romney up in Florida — PPP finds the same thing in its newest Florida poll that all surveys of the state have found in the last few days: strong movement away from Newt Gingrich and toward Mitt Romney. Romney now leads with 40% to 32% for Gingrich, 15% for Rick Santorum, and 9% for Ron Paul.
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Florida Times Union, Reuters, FiveThirtyEight, Outside the Beltway, The Politico and Naked Politics
Newt Gingrich / Marist Poll:
1/29: Romney with Wide Lead in Florida — In the race for the Republican nomination in Florida, Mitt Romney leads Newt Gingrich by 15 percentage points among likely Republican primary voters. — Romney's lead has changed little after Thursday night's debate.
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Adam C. Smith / The Buzz Florida Politics Feed:
Tampa Bay Times/Herald poll: Romney leads Fla by 11, crushing Gingrich among Hispanics and beating Obama — Mitt Romney needed Florida to resuscitate his campaign after a South — Carolina routing, and on Tuesday, Florida is poised to deliver big. — A new Tampa Bay Times/Miami Herald/Bay News 9 poll found Romney easily
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ABCNEWS:
Gingrich: Romney's Character Is “Very Serious Problem”
Gingrich: Romney's Character Is “Very Serious Problem”
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Marc Caputo / MiamiHerald.com:
Poll: Romney holds big lead over Gingrich in Florida
Poll: Romney holds big lead over Gingrich in Florida
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Wake up America, The Caucus, Ballot Box and Saint Petersblog
CBS News:
Cain endorses Gingrich
Cain endorses Gingrich
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Reuters, Mediaite, Taylor Marsh, American Spectator and ABCNEWS
Kevinliptak / CNN:
TRENDING: Herman Cain endorses Gingrich
TRENDING: Herman Cain endorses Gingrich
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The Other McCain, Reuters, The Politico, The Moderate Voice and The Political Carnival
David Rose / Daily Mail:
Forget global warming - it's Cycle 25 we need to worry about (and if NASA scientists are right the Thames will be freezing over again) — The supposed ‘consensus’ on man-made global warming is facing an inconvenient challenge after the release of new temperature data showing the planet has not warmed for the past 15 years.
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Questions and Observations, Don Surber and blogs.telegraph.co.uk
Kevin Bogardus / The Hill:
Ron Paul: Airport security 'shouldn't be' government responsibility — Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) said Sunday that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was not in line with the Constitution and that the government should not assume the responsibility for providing security for airlines.
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CNN and The Politico
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Kevinliptak / CNN:
L.L. Bean heiress backs Paul
CNN:
Santorum cancels events after admitting daughter to hospital — (CNN) - Rick Santorum's three-year-old daughter Isabella, who suffers from a chromosomal condition called Trisomy 18, was admitted to a Philadelphia hospital Saturday. — In a statement, Santorum spokesman Hogan Gidley …
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Crooks and Liars
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William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Allen West being redistricted out of existence in effort led by Romney Florida spokesman — The establishment is fighting back, alright. — This has not received a lot of national attention, but the Republican legislature in Florida is about to push through a plan which puts Allen West at serious risk …
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RedState and The PJ Tatler
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Tension on the Tarmac — WHAT is it with Barack Obama's penchant for getting in tangles with blond politicians on airport tarmacs? — Usually, tarmacs are for joyous welcomes or teary goodbyes. But No Drama Obama saves his rare tempests for the runway.
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Washington Monthly and The Moderate Voice
Kevin Bogardus / The Hill:
RNC Chairman Priebus likens Obama to Italian cruise ship captain — Reince Priebus, the Republican National Committee chairman, called President Obama a “Captain Schettino” for going on the campaign trail. — “We're going to talk about our own little Captain Schettino …
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CNN and The Politico
ABCNEWS:
Boehner: House Will Likely Attach Keystone Approval to New Jobs Bill — House Speaker John Boehner is interviewed on “This Week.” — Speaker John Boehner says that the House will try again to tie approval for the Keystone pipeline project to a new jobs bill being introduced next week.
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