“I stand ready to lead this party and to lead our nation.\u00a0 My leadership will end the Obama era and begin a new era of American prosperity,” Romney said in his victory speech in Tampa Tuesday night.\u00a0 Romney who won all 50 of Florida\u2019s convention delegates is the only Republican candidate to have won two primaries (the first three went to three different winners).<\/p>\n
\u00a0With 46% of the vote, Romney received more than Gingrich (32%) and Santorum (13%) combined, followed by Paul in last place with only 7%.\u00a0 Most of Romney\u2019s support seemed to hail from the southern and central part of the state with Gingrich\u2019s from the north.\u00a0 He also captured a higher percentage of support from female and Hispanic voters in Florida.<\/p>\n
\u00a0Many credit his debate performance last week along with his negative ad campaign against opponent Gingrich for cinching this victory in the Sunshine State. \u00a0Romney\u2019s campaign spent nearly $7 million on television ads leading in to the primary, while the Gingrich campaign spent about $1 million.\u00a0 Conservatives have expressed concerns that these personal attacks could cause problems within the party.\u00a0 Romney seems to feel that competition within the primary would not divide, but rather prepare the Republican Party for the national convention and unity in winning the presidency.<\/p>\n
\u00a0As candidates head to the west for the Nevada caucus, it\u2019s anything but unity between them.\u00a0 Especially with Gingrich who despite his loss this week remains determined to fight and win the nomination as the conservative alternative to Romney.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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