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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 Politico, The Moderate Voice, 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
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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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
ABCNEWS:
Gingrich: Romney's Character Is “Very Serious Problem” — Following an onslaught of attacks in last week's debates and on the Florida airwaves, Newt Gingrich amped up his criticism of frontrunner Mitt Romney this morning, aiming his arrows directly at Romney's character and calling him “fundamentally dishonest.”
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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
Tampa Bay Times/Herald poll: Romney leads Fla by 11, crushing Gingrich among Hispanics and beating Obama
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CNN and Lynn Sweet
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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Mediaite, Reuters, 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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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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