Suffolk: Mitt Romney Has 20-Point Lead Over Newt Gingrich in Florida

Submitted by Kevin Derby on January 30, 2012 - 1:47pm

According to a poll of likely Florida Republican primary voters released on Monday from Suffolk University and 7NEWS (WSVN-Miami), former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts is headed for a big win in Tuesdays primary.

Romney takes 47 percent in the poll followed by former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich with 27 percent. Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania stands in third with 12 percent followed by U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas with 9 percent. Five percent are undecided.

It is almost certain that Mitt Romney will top his 39 percent showing in New Hampshire, said David Paleologos, the director of the Suffolk University Political Research Center This poll also tells us that Romney could reverse and exceed Newt Gingrichs percentage and margin in South Carolina and do it in Gingrichs backyard.

The poll of 500 likely Florida Republican primary voters was taken on Jan. 28-29 and had a margin of error of +/- 4.4 percent.

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