So Mitt Romney is pulling away in Florida. It looks like he will win the state by double digits, if not by 20 points. What does this mean for the Republican Primary race going forward? I suspect the race will continue for some time, and continue to be acrimonious, but the outcome is no longer in doubt: Mitt Romney will be the nominee. There are two question remaining: 1) Will Donald Trump jump in the race as an Independent if it appears Mitt Romney can’t beat Obama? and 2) What will Palin and Gingrich do? Given her comments over the weekend on her Facebook page, it appears she hates Romney with a passion, as does Gingrich. Do they cause trouble at the convention? Do they team up with Trump? Do they go third party themselves?
Well, here are some polls to occupy us for the time being. They are all pretty boring now.
REPUBLICAN PRIMARY
FLORIDA (Quinnipiac): Romney 43, Gingrich 29, Paul 11, Santorum 11
FLORIDA (SurveyUSA): Romney 41, Gingrich 26, Santorum 12, Paul 12
FLORIDA (We Ask America): Romney 50, Gingrich 28, Santorum 12, Paul 11
FLORIDA (PPP): Romney 39, Gingirch 32, Santorum 14 and Paul 11.
FLORIDA (InsiderAdvantage): Romney 36, Gingrich 31, Santorum 12, Paul 12
FLORIDA (Rasmussen): Romney 44, Gingrich 28, Santorum 12 and Paul 10.
FLORIDA (a href=”http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/29/10260572-nbcmarist-poll-romney-up-15-over-gingrich-in-florida”>NBC/Marist): Romney 42, Gingrich 27, Santorum 16 and Paul 11.
FLORIDA (American Research Group ): Romney 43, Gingrich 32, Santorum 11 and Paul 8.
FLORIDA (Miami Herald/Tampa Bay Times): Romney 42, Gingrich 31, Santorum 14 and Paul 6.
NATIONAL (Gallup Tracking): Gingrich 32, Romney 24, Paul 14, Santorum 13
ARIZONA (American Research Group): Gingrich 32, Romney 32, Paul 12, Santorum 10
FLORIDA (Dixie Strategies/First Coast News): Gingrich 35, Romney 35, Santorum 9, Paul 7
FLORIDA (VSS/Sunshine State News): Romney 42, Gingrich 32, Santorum 12, Paul 9
MICHIGAN (EPIC-MRA): Romney 31, Gingrich 26, Paul 14, Santorum 10
GENERAL ELECTION
NATIONAL (Rasmussen Tracking): Obama d. Romney (45-42); Obama d. Gingrich (48-41)
MICHIGAN (EPIC-MRA): Obama d. Romney (48-40); Obama d. Gingrich (51-38)