Time: Thursday, January 26, 2012, 6:00 pm AZ time — 8:00 pm ET
Where: University of North Florida, Jacksonville
Live Stream: CNN.com
Sponsors: Republican Party of Florida, CNN and the Hispanic Leadership Network
Participants: Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum.
This is the high stakes debate preceding the Florida primary. The latest public opinion polls show that the battle for Florida’s 50 winner-take-all delegates — the largest prize so far this primary and caucus season — is becoming a two-man race between Romney and Gingrich. According to a CNN/Time/ORC International survey released Wednesday, 36% of people likely to vote in Tuesday’s Republican primary in Florida say they are backing Romney as the party’s nominee, with 34% supporting Gingrich. Romney’s 2-point margin over Gingrich is well within the survey’s margin of error. The other two candidates lag far behind, with Rick Santorum polling at 11% and Ron Paul at 9% – 7% still remain unsure. With their low numbers, the time is ripe for Santorum and Paul to bow out and endorse the candidate who can beat Barack Obama – Mitt Romney.
Check out all of the latest Florida polling here courtesy of Real Clear Politics.
Not so fast Seeing Red. I think this race should continue so the American people will feel more comfortable with whoever finally gets the nomination.
In tonight’s debate, Gingrich sunk to the bottom of the cesspool with his “dignity (amnesty) for grandmothers” crapola to which an alert Romney quipped “the problem isn’t 11 million grandmothers.” Gingrich is a pile of ignorance who doesn’t realize a huge portion of the demographic he is referring to are 30 years old. Romney once again stood his ground on amnesty, but mammered through the phrase “increase legal immigration” sandwiched between enforcement rhetoric. So is Romney against amnesty, but favors increasing legal immigration as amnesty-lite? In a future debate, someone needs to ask Romney for his specific plans on increasing legal immigration. 2 million per year? 5 million per year? More?
Zoo:
I’d be more interested in Romney’s view of Obamacare–repeal or try to mirror Romneycare?
I think you’re a little harsh on Newt. Nonetheless, Santorum is looking better & better.
Harsh on Gingrich? So you want to vote for a GWB-McCain-Dead Kennedy amnesty sucking traitor? I’d sooner vote for Vicente Fox.
Is ZOO short for the antidepressant ZOLOFT?
I think you missed your last dose.