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Romney Soars in Florida Poll

Leads by 15 points.

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A new NBC/Marist poll shows that Mitt Romney might pull off a decisive win in the Florida GOP primary Tuesday. He leads Newt Gingrich by 15 points, 42 percent to 27 percent. Rick Santorum is third with 16 percent, followed by Ron Paul with 11 percent. About 4 percent said they were undecided. Romney outspent Gingrich 3–1 on television ads in Florida over the last week, and the former Massachusetts governor said he was confident of winning in Tuesday’s primary while turning his focus back on President Obama. "He's detached from reality," Romney said about the administration's plan to cut the size of the military.

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