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Romney Heavily Favored in Florida’s Republican Primary
January 31, 2012

Craig Romney holds up his son Parker to speak Spanish as Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney campaigns at The Hispanic Leadership Network Craig Romney holds up his son Parker to speak Spanish as Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney campaigns at The Hispanic Leadership Network's Lunch at Doral Golf Resort and Spa in Miami, Fla. on Friday. (AP Photo)
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Washington DC. Comeback kid Mitt Romney is racing ahead in the Florida polls in the run-up to Tuesday’s Republican presidential primary.

By a margin of 12.5 percentage points, the former Massachusetts governor appears to have picked himself up and dusted himself off after losing to rival Newt Gingrich, who won 40 percent of the vote on Jan. 21 in South Carolina.

The Florida prize is the largest so far in the race for the conservative party’s presidential nomination, offering 50 delegates to the Republican convention in August. Of the 1,144 delegates needed to win, Gingrich has 23 from his South Carolina win, and Romney has 19 from his win in New Hampshire and strong performance in Iowa.

The polls open at 7 a.m. on Tuesday in Florida and close 12 hours later.

Florida, as one of the most populous states, plays a key role in the general elections in November.

Texas Congressman Ron Paul, who has three delegates, and former senator Rick Santorum, who has 13 delegates, are still in the race, but limping far behind.

The winner in Florida will get all of the state’s delegates and momentum leading into a group of primaries and caucuses in February that lead up to “Super Tuesday” on March 6, when 10 states vote.

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