Newt Gingrich Now Leads Mitt Romney in Florida

Submitted by Kevin Derby on January 23, 2012 - 10:27am

A new poll finds former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich, fresh from his win in the South Carolina primary on Saturday, now leads the field of Republican presidential hopefuls in Florida.

While former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts led by more than 20 points in a Rasmussen Reports poll of Florida less than two weeks ago, Gingrich now leads a Rasmussen poll of likely primary voters released on Monday morningwith 41 percent. Romney is in second with 32 percent. Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania stands in third with 11 percent, followed by U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas. Nine percent are undecided.

The poll of 750 likely primary voters was taken on Jan. 22 and had a margin of error of +/- 4 percent.

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