[sourcery]

The polls don't yet reflect Fred's withdrawal from the race. Romney should benefit substantially. And Huckabee is short of cash, and so has to deemphasize his campaign in Florida—which should also benefit Romney more than McCain.

[Rumierules]

The polls don’t yet reflect Fred’s withdrawal from the race. Romney should benefit substantially. And Huckabee is short of cash, and so has to deemphasize his campaign in Florida—which should also benefit Romney more than McCain.
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I think Huckabee tanking helps McCain more. Huckabee supporters aren’t conservatives, really. They are more one issue voters. Some that may have voted for Huckabee may now vote for McCain because the perceive him to be more authentic than Romney and because Huckabee obvious likes McCain much more that Romney.

[Rumierules]

I don’t see any reasonably large state on Super Tuesday that is more favorable for Romney than Florida. So, Romney better win Florida. Otherwise, he will just be hoping to finish second almost everywhere and to prevent McCain from grabbing enough delegates to win it outright.

[PAR35]

The polls don't yet reflect Fred's withdrawal from the race.

Some folks had already voted before he pulled out.