Don't let the media spin this primary past its real worth. If Romney wins, they'll say it was a must-win for Newt. If Newt wins, they'll play up the lost-delegates angle, saying the value of the state is diminished.
Don't fall for it.
Whoever wins FL in the general elections wins the presidency. No one in their right mind believes that a Republican nominee who loses FL in the primary will be able to win FL in the general. It won’t happen. This is why FL is key to the eventual Republican nominee. Gingrich’s performance in the Jacksonville debate was not close to how he fared in S. Carolina. His rhetoric has the potential for self-destruct. He is losing the farm among female votes, the whole lunar colony thing will be the butt of SNL, and it is likely to alienate Tea Party voters. It unfortunately adds to the perception of him that Romney is carefully crafting as being “erratic” and “unstable.” The big trump card in FL is Rubio, and Romney had the luck to ensnare him. In truth, if Gingrich does not pull off a win in FL, we are in a real mess.