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Gingrich Leads First Two Post-SC Polls in FL
The momentum Gingrich had in South Carolina is already translating to momentum in Florida.
We already have two new polls out for the state of Florida, the next battleground in the Republican race, and they both show Newt Gingrich moving into a high-single-digit lead over Mitt Romney. We will start with a new poll from Insider Advantage that was done for Newsmax.
PRESIDENT - FLORIDA - GOP PRIMARY (Insider Advantage)
Newt Gingrich 34%
Mitt Romney 26%
Ron Paul 13%
Rick Santorum 11%
The second poll out this morning comes from Scott Rasmussen and Rasmussen Reports that puts Newt Gingrich up by 9%.
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PRESIDENT - FLORIDA - GOP PRIMARY (Rasmussen)
Newt Gingrich 41%
Mitt Romney 32%
Rick Santorum 11%
Ron Paul 8%
Both polls were done January 22nd, among 557 like primary voters for the Insider Advantage Poll (no margin of error given in article) and 750 likely primary voters for the Rasmussen poll (+/- 4% margin of error).