Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has a double digit lead over former House Speaker
Newt Gingrich at 43 - 29 percent among Republican likely voters in Florida, the nation's first big-state presidential
primary, according to Quinnipiac University poll released today.
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In today's survey, self-described conservatives go to Romney 40 - 31 percent. He gets
38 percent of white evangelical Christians to Gingrich's 33 percent and wins 40 percent of Tea
Party members to Gingrich's 35 percent.
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Texas U.S. Rep. Ron Paul and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum each have 11
percent of likely primary voters today.
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Romney gets a 64 - 25 percent favorability rating from likely primary voters, compared to
61 - 28 percent Friday. Gingrich has 51 - 42 percent favorability, compared to 50 - 28 percent
Friday. Santorum is at 58 - 16 percent favorable, with a negative 35 - 45 percent for Paul.
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"Gov. Mitt Romney is headed towards a double-digit victory that touches all the GOP
bases," said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.
"Romney carries every part of the GOP coalition, including the parts central to Gingrich - self-
described conservatives, white evangelical Christians and Tea Party supporters. If this margin
holds up tomorrow, it's hard to see where Gingrich goes from here."
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