Romney Looks To Rebound With S. Florida Visit
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (CBSMiami.com) – Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is trying to hold on to his slim lead in the primary season and will travel to Miami Tuesday as he looks to firm up his rapidly shrinking base.
Romney will be discussing jobs and the economy when he appears at Conchita Foods at 8:30 a.m. For Romney, he has to find more support as the GOP race is beginning to look like conservatives want anybody but Romney as the nominee.
Romney's front-runner status is in jeopardy after the New Hampshire Union Leader endorsed former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich for the Republican nomination in 2012.
The publisher of the Union Leader went so far to say that the 2012 election will be Obama and the 99 percent versus Romney and the 1 percent.
Romney also has to do battle with claims that he's flip-flopping on issues as his support begins to erode in most national polling.
Romney has been trying to walk a tight-rope between the extremist wing of the Republican Party and more moderate Republicans.
But, as his lead has started to fade, Romney has begun to discuss more hard-line policies in an attempt to capture the more conservative voters who are likely to drive the primaries.
The problem with this is that rival Republican candidates, and the Democrats, are saying Romney is flip-flopping on issues based on which way the political wind blows.
Democrats are seeking to undermine Romney because he represents the best chance for the GOP to unseat President Barack Obama in 2012.
Romney will follow his Miami visit up with a visit to the Tampa Port Authority Tuesday afternoon where he will address trade policy.
