Gingrich Fights For Votes In Florida
MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) – Despite a drop in the latest poll concerning Tuesday's Florida Primary, Newt Gingrich said he still has his eye on the prize.
Sunday, in Lutz, the former Speaker of the House preached persistence.
"We will go all the way to the convention. I believe the Republican Party will not nominate a pro-abortion, pro-gun control, pro-tax increase moderate from Massachusetts. I think they will not nominate somebody who raises millions from Walls Street to run ads that are false," said Gingrich.
Gingrich said that the former Massachusetts governor has bought "an amazing amount of ads" to leverage himself into better position for Florida's primary Tuesday, but said it won't work.
"I think he's going to find this a long campaign," the former speaker said of his rival.
Gingrich said that on the big, philosophical issues, Romney "is for all practical purposes a liberal, I am a conservative."
"It's closing here in Florida," Gingrich said, "and I think the next 24 hours in going to make a big difference."
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In the latest Quinnipiac University Polling Institute survey, conducted Friday through Sunday among 539 likely GOP voters in Florida, Romney was favored by 43 percent of the respondents compared to 29 percent who preferred Gingrich. The poll, which has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.2 percentage points, showed U.S. Rep. Ron Paul and former Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum each at 11 percent.
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