Possibly. However, Romney spent $20 million here in FL, and I don’t think it’s going to get him the huge win he needs. He has no doubt spent a lot in the other states, too, but I get the distinct feeling that people are getting tired of his shrill personal attacks on Gingrich and they are losing their impact.
Romney’s biggest problem is that the more people know him and know about him, the less they like him. He has gotten as far as he did by avoiding scrutiny, being vague about his positions, and launching personal attacks to cover his deficiencies. But that can’t go on forever, and since Florida has lost half of its votes because of its early primary date, there is still a chance for Gingrich to pull ahead in other states. This would be time consuming and would give people time to realize how much they don’t like Mitt Romney.
For the most part I agree. Only thing I would add here is that Romney will have a distinct monetary advantage allowing him to play harder and in a broader range of territory than Gingrich. If Romney wins by say 10 points in Florida then even more money will flow Romneys way. If it is close than Gingrich can probably cobble together something and make a go of it. We shall see what happens with voting tonight i guess