“If Romney loses FL does that put him out of the race for super Tuesday?”
No. He’ll still be in. But...
It will affect how he approaches Super Tuesday. All of the polls will make significant shifts after tonights results. Each of the candidates has strengths in certain Feb 5 States. There are several states that Huckabee is still strong in - but that could change after tonight. The states that Rudy is strong in will change after tonight.
Decisions will have to be made on where to spend time and money, and it’s likely now that Feb 5 will not be decisive. The next big primaries are in March when Texas and Ohio vote on the same day. It’s possible that those large and delegate rich states could have a big say.
MSM will try to cast a Florida McCain win as decisive, and a Romney win as “wide open”. In truth, I don’t think either can claim “decisive” with a 33% victory.
Thank you, crescen7. I’ve never followed a primary before. If there weren’t so much at stake as I see it, I wouldn’t care so much.