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As Florida votes, Romney seems in driver's seat

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Florida’s Republican voters go to the polls on Tuesday in a highstakes presidential primary election with former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney holding a commanding doubledigit lead in polls over rival Newt Gingrich. Florida is the largest state to hold a presidential primary so far this year and a Romney victory…

Romney lead over Gingrich up in Florida: poll

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Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney’s lead over rival Newt Gingrich edged up to 12 percentage points in Florida according to Ipsos online poll results on Sunday as Romney’s frontrunner status stabilized and Gingrich continued to slip. Romney a former Massachusetts governor and private equity executive was supported by 42…

Gingrich stays on attack in Florida with one day left

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U.S. Republican Newt Gingrich scrambled to revive his fading hopes in Florida on Monday lashing out at rival Mitt Romney as a liberal party insider the day before the state’s crucial presidential primary. Polls showed Romney with a commanding lead in the state where Gingrich’s attacks on the former head…

Picture This Florida Republican Debate: Romney, Santorum Score Over Gingrich; Ron Paul Stands out

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Thursday’s Republican debate, which would be the last before Florida goes to polls on Jan. 31, failed to produce any spark. The debate was much anticipated given the tough fight between the leading candidates, but it turned out comparatively dull, except for the usual sparring at the beginning. Who wins…

Gingrich jab at debate moderator deflected

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Republican Newt Gingrich has had great success recently by firing up conservative voters with attacks on debate moderators. But a flatfooted performance in Thursday’s debate suggests he might have tried the tactic once too often. The former U.S. House speaker’s runaway win in the South Carolina primary on Saturday was…

Gingrich, Romney play for cheers in Florida debate

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This time the cheering will be back. Five days before their showdown in Florida’s Republican presidential primary Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney headed into a debate on Thursday night that had the makings of a raucous encounter between increasingly bitter rivals. Unlike Monday’s subdued debate in Tampa in which the…

Gingrich slams Romney on immigration, Obama on taxes

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Republican Newt Gingrich cranking up the campaign rhetoric mocked White House rival Mitt Romney’s plan for selfdeportation of illegal immigrants as a fantasy on Wednesday and assailed President Barack Obama’s tax ideas as stupid. Gingrich who has surged in recent polls to pull into a virtual tie with Romney in…

Gingrich wants to hear his debate fans roar

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Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich coming off one of his most subdued debate performances of the campaign signaled on Tuesday he may skip future debates unless his supporters are given full license to clap cheer and roar. Gingrich complained that NBC News moderator Brian Williams had told the crowd to…

Aggressive Romney takes new tack in Florida

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Republican Mitt Romney looked to get his White House campaign back on track on Tuesday releasing two years of tax records hours after he battered rival Newt Gingrich in his most aggressive debate performance. Romney the former frontrunner who was stung by Gingrich’s 12point victory in the South Carolina primary…