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Rasmussen in FL: Romney 44, Gingrich 28
HotAir ^ | 1/29/2012 | ED MORRISSEY

Posted on 01/29/2012 8:01:41 AM PST by TBBT

Five weeks ago, this might have been a game changer. Is this a case of too little, too late?

Atlanta businessman and former presidential candidate Herman Cain endorsed Newt Gingrich Saturday night at a West Palm Beach Country Republican gathering after two months of wavering on whether he would offer his support to a fellow candidate.

The endorsement comes just three days before the crucial Florida primary, by far the largest state to vote so far in the GOP sweepstakes, and could help Gingrich energize tea party support. Gingrich campaign has flagged since his upstart, double-digit victory over front-runner Mitt Romney in the South Carolina primary a week ago.

“I had it in my heart and mind a long time ago” to endorse Gingrich, Cain said in a surprise appearance at the dinner. “Speaker Gingrich is a patriot, Speaker Gingrich is not afraid of bold ideas, and I also know that Speaker Gingrich is … going through this sausage grinder. I know what this sausage grinder is all about. I know that he’s going through this sausage grinder because he cares about the future of the United States of America.”

(Excerpt) Read more at hotair.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: poll; worstprimaryever
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To: old school
“It ain’t over till it’s over!” Isn’t that what General Washington said at Valley Forge?

I always thought it was that baseball player... can't think of his name now.

But you are right. I really would like to see Romney lose BIG in Florida though.

101 posted on 01/29/2012 9:01:22 AM PST by tsowellfan (If its between Obama and Romney, there isnt all that much difference - George Soros)
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To: KansasGirl

Out of Florida’s 99 they get 50 total. That’s it.


102 posted on 01/29/2012 9:01:26 AM PST by eyedigress ((Old storm chaser from the west)/?)
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To: katiedidit1

I like your spirit. But the dynamics coming out of Florida have to be recognized. The relentless media narrative in a couple of days will be “Romney the inevitable”. The so called conservative media will be tooting their Romney horns and will continue to try and marginalize Newt further. There will be few debates between now and super Tuesday leaving few opportunities to produce something major to turn this around. The game will now become a simultaneous multi-state game, where money and organization will become a huge factor. Momentum will be immense - advantage Romney. It’s still possible to beat Romney, but the odds will shortly become terribly worse.


103 posted on 01/29/2012 9:02:29 AM PST by TBBT
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To: tsowellfan
Florida has a lot of old people who are forced to get their news from TV. They still wait until 6pm to watch the CBS evening news as they always have. They do not live in the internet age and we're not going to be able to show them how to come to FreeRepublic between now and tuesday.

Actually many of the old people lived through the age of Gingrich Speaker. They don't need more ads and many of them are very internet savvy. Gingrich is his own worst enemy IMO.

Such as: luxury cruises while other candidates were out working their rear ends off and planning their campaigns. Also buying Tiffany jewels for the present wife instead of a treadmill and personal cook to help him take about 12-14 inches off that lardy girth. It seems he thinks people are just going to anoint him and he doesn't have to work for it, study, practice etc, ala Obama. So please don't blame the old people, other than himself.

104 posted on 01/29/2012 9:02:58 AM PST by Hattie
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To: NKP_Vet

“GOP has merged with democrats.”

Nowhere will that statement be trumped. Facts aren’t triumped. Santorum has aided and abetted along with Florida voters our official turn to totalitarianism on Tuesday should this play out and by such a margin. The ignorance is willful.


105 posted on 01/29/2012 9:03:20 AM PST by RitaOK (LET 'ER RIP, NEWT. NEWT 2012 / Santorum supporters are "good men doing nothing".)
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To: Artcore
Rasmussen is a good firm. I believe them over any other polling outfit. The nail the general election by less then 1% every time. I believe most of what they put out. Scott Rasmussen lives and dies by the numbers.
106 posted on 01/29/2012 9:03:49 AM PST by cdnerds
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To: old school; tsowellfan

You guys made me damn near have a keyboard moment on that one! :^)


107 posted on 01/29/2012 9:04:13 AM PST by eyedigress ((Old storm chaser from the west)/?)
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To: Artcore

I try not to worry. Remember THEY told us whoever wins SC wins the GOP nomination. :)

Funny how we haven’t heard them say that since that Saturday night.

I’m hopeful . . . but nervous. I just don’t want it to turn into another stay home loss like Jimmy Carter & Ford or Perot to GHW Bush. But I do NOT like Romney at all.


108 posted on 01/29/2012 9:04:31 AM PST by Qwackertoo (Gingrich/West 2012)
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To: Sacajaweau

I believe that too. Alot of early voting came around the Newt bump from SC. It will help him.


109 posted on 01/29/2012 9:04:31 AM PST by Free Vulcan (Election 2012 - America stands or falls. No more excuses. Get involved.)
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To: Jukeman

Oh, you mean like the presumptive conclusion about New Yorkers and New Jerseyans?


110 posted on 01/29/2012 9:04:39 AM PST by j.argese (Newt ... the Nixon of our time ...)
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To: presently no screen name
The very least he can do is STOP attacking Newt if he makes the decision to stay in the race.

The very fact that he's attacking Newt shows me that he really still believes he has a chance to win the nomination. OR he's a fake conservative who's really on Romney's side.

I cannot see how it is possible to be a conservative and support someone like Romney who ran to the left of Ted Kennedy.

111 posted on 01/29/2012 9:05:14 AM PST by tsowellfan (If its between Obama and Romney, there isnt all that much difference - George Soros)
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To: navymom1
In the end, I may do as you in hopes that Romney will hold true to he promise to repeal Obamacare.

Are you serious? You put your hopes in a known liar and one that embraces his romneycare? He's NOT repealing it, get that planted in your mind.

112 posted on 01/29/2012 9:05:40 AM PST by presently no screen name
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To: ivory49
I do wish that you would at least go and vote for a ‘conservative’ representation in Congress. The ‘establishment’ in Congress is who keeps the status quo and liberalism surviving. Boener could have pulled the money plug on BamBamKennedy-'deathcare’ the first day he became speaker. But noooo he cried and then went and played golf. I am beginning to despise that ‘game’.

Liberalism cannot survive on its own it is the mold that hosts itself on life.

113 posted on 01/29/2012 9:05:40 AM PST by Just mythoughts (Luke 17:32 Remember Lot's wife.)
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To: navymom1

Maybe Newt should step aside and support Santorum, the most conservative candidate still in the race. Santorum is good on the issues, including immigration and has none of Newt’s baggage.


114 posted on 01/29/2012 9:07:40 AM PST by kabar
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To: Reily

[He has already endorsed Romney.]

That’s a lie. Rubio said he is not endorsing.


115 posted on 01/29/2012 9:08:33 AM PST by KansasGirl (Romney to Santorum: Obamneycare "nothing to get angry about".)
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To: tsowellfan; old school

Yogi Berra, catcher, coiner of many qhrases
NY Yankee’s great


116 posted on 01/29/2012 9:09:17 AM PST by stanne
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To: Hattie

Are you serious? Newt is known as the worker - that’s why they don’t want him! They want status quo!

Tell us what Mitt’s been doing for years behind the scenes scheming his campaign and buying votes/endorsements. Until you give us that - don’t tell us what the mitt driven media is telling us about Newt.


117 posted on 01/29/2012 9:10:59 AM PST by presently no screen name
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To: PghBaldy

If the early voting was done during the “Newt Surge”, it could get interesting.


118 posted on 01/29/2012 9:12:08 AM PST by ak267
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To: Hattie

Sorry, I do not buy any of what you said about Newt’s past and how THAT is playing a part in Romney being ahead. Before 1996 and the opposition being somebody other than Romney, I’d put some value into what you’re saying. Today we have a President who constantly ignores the US Constitution, was homeless and doing cocaine (by his own admission - in his own book) and he was doing all this during the time when all you have described about Newt had been taking place. So, I don’t buy it.


119 posted on 01/29/2012 9:12:36 AM PST by tsowellfan (If its between Obama and Romney, there isnt all that much difference - George Soros)
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To: Reily

To my knowledge Rubio has NOT endorsed Romney; what people are referring to was when he publicly rallied to Romney’s defense the other day and basically called Gingrich a liar (although he wasn’t, he was simply quoting Romney’s own non-plan about immigration).

Romney has been flat-out lying about Gingrich about this whole issue (he said Gingrich called Spanish a ghetto language, when all Gingrich said was that all children in the US have to learn English and master it and that speaking any other language would never let them succeed in the US). But Rubio has said nothing to defend Gingrich.

So while Rubio hasn’t endorsed Romney (and he may not endorse either of them), he did appear to favor him.


120 posted on 01/29/2012 9:12:40 AM PST by livius
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