97 Percent Chance Mitt Wins in FL

So much for Florida, Newt. The New York Times predicts that Romney has a 97 percent chance of winning the state. In today's poll, Romney leads Gingrich in votes by a projected 15 percent. Meanwhile, CNN reports that the Gingrich campaign is “strongly suggesting” it will cede Michigan and Nevada to Mitt Romney. Spokesman R.C. Hammond lowered expectations for the large battles, saying it will be difficult for the former speaker to win those states. Romney won both Nevada and Michigan in 2008. Instead, the campaign is preparing for March, and the Southern states—Tennessee, Georgia, Mississippi—that will award a “huge delegate treasure chest.”