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THE MESSAGE OF THE EXIT POLLS
“According to exit poll data, Romney lost “very conservative voters” — who made up 33 percent of the Florida voters — to Gingrich, 43 percent to 29 percent. While Romney won 51 percent to 32 percent among “somewhat conservative” voters, he lost evangelical voters to Gingrich, albeit by a small margin, 39 percent to 36 percent.” - Politico
“While Romney bested the former House speaker narrowly among men, he strongly outdistanced him among women, winning 52 percent to 28 percent.” - Huffington Post
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GINGRICH’S WEAKNESSES
](http://campaign2012.washingtonexaminer.com/article/why-romney-won-why-gingrich-lost/352121)
“Although he offered a much more flexible and lenient policy on illegal immigration, Florida Hispanics gave Romney a 54 percent majority of their votes, nearly double the 28 percent for Gingrich.” - National Journal
“The Romney campaign and friendly groups spent heavily on Florida airwaves to highlight Gingrich’s vulnerabilities.” - Washington Post
GINGRICH DEFIANT IN DEFEAT
“Gingrich made clear that he plans to follow through on his promise to turn the Republican race into a months-long hunt for delegates. … “46 States To Go,” read a sign attached to the front of Gingrich’s podium in Orlando.” - CNN
“In a dizzying display of campaign hubris with a pinch of denial… The former House speaker rattled off eight specific achievements that he promised to accomplish within a few hours of his inauguration, including five that he would enact by executive order” - Daily Caller
“Magnanimous Newt was not in attendance. Apparently, no one had told the former House Speaker this was supposed to be a concession speech. Who knows, perhaps no one even told him he’d lost. He mentioned Romney only in passing - “Massachusetts moderate” - and never came close to congratulating him” - Toby Harnden
THE MESSAGE OF THE EXIT POLLS
“According to exit poll data, Romney lost “very conservative voters” — who made up 33 percent of the Florida voters — to Gingrich, 43 percent to 29 percent. While Romney won 51 percent to 32 percent among “somewhat conservative” voters, he lost evangelical voters to Gingrich, albeit by a small margin, 39 percent to 36 percent.” - Politico
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"In a positive sign for Gingrich, exit polls showed evangelical voters trending for the former House speaker. The exit polls showed Gingrich with 40 percent among that group, and Romney with 36 percent." - [Fox News](http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/01/31/romney-leading-among-seniors-hispanics-in-florida-exit-polls/)
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"Two in three Florida primary voters say the presidential debates were an important factor in their vote ... Electability was what Florida Republican voters were seeking in a candidate: 45 percent said the most important candidate quality is that they could defeat President Obama." - [CBS](http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57369226-503544/florida-primary-exit-polls-2-3rds-say-debates-mattered/)
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"The former Massachusetts governor and his allies outspent the former House speaker and his friends by a 5-1 margin on Florida's pricey airwaves, according to some accounts. They blanketed the state with reminders of Gingrich's exhausting past, from the now infamous $1.6 million Freddie Mac payment to the $300,000 ethics fine that contributed to his ouster from the House leadership in the late 1990s." - [CNN](http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/31/politics/florida-primary-analysis/index.html)
"Santorum (who got 222,248 votes) and Paul (who got 116,776 votes) didn’t buy any TV ads. Gingrich and his super PAC spent $3,277,268 on TV ads, and he got 531,294 votes. Romney and his super PAC spent $15,538,515 on TV ads, and he got 771,842 votes." - [Weekly Standard](http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/votes-1000-spent-florida_620808.html)
Romney votes cost 3 times Gingrich votes - [Politico](http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2012/02/romney-votes-cost-times-gingrich-votes-113071.html#.TyjMli9xi1g.twitter)
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He reacts badly to Romney's negative ads: "Gingrich's behavior had the same effect in Florida that it had in New Hampshire, which was to turn off voters who might otherwise be open to the Gingrich message." - [Byron York“Although he offered a much more flexible and lenient policy on illegal immigration, Florida Hispanics gave Romney a 54 percent majority of their votes, nearly double the 28 percent for Gingrich.” - National Journal
“The Romney campaign and friendly groups spent heavily on Florida airwaves to highlight Gingrich’s vulnerabilities.” - Washington Post
GINGRICH DEFIANT IN DEFEAT
“Gingrich made clear that he plans to follow through on his promise to turn the Republican race into a months-long hunt for delegates. … “46 States To Go,” read a sign attached to the front of Gingrich’s podium in Orlando.” - CNN
“In a dizzying display of campaign hubris with a pinch of denial… The former House speaker rattled off eight specific achievements that he promised to accomplish within a few hours of his inauguration, including five that he would enact by executive order” - Daily Caller
“Magnanimous Newt was not in attendance. Apparently, no one had told the former House Speaker this was supposed to be a concession speech. Who knows, perhaps no one even told him he’d lost. He mentioned Romney only in passing - “Massachusetts moderate” - and never came close to congratulating him” - Toby Harnden
