Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney looks to have regained his lead over fellow contender Newt Gingrich in new polls in advance of the Florida primary, according to Reuters. Polls released on Sunday show Romney leading Gingrich by an estimated 12 percentage points.
Gingrich had gained support in Florida after he won the South Carolina primary on Jan. 21 by almost 13 percentage points over Romney. Polls last week had showed the two men virtually tied for first place.
Here are some of the details behind Romney's resurgence in the polls leading up to the Florida primary on Tuesday.
* According to the Wall Street Journal, all major polling conducted in Florida over the weekend shows Romney with anywhere from an eight- to 16-point lead over Gingrich.
* Gingrich on Sunday said a large voter turnout Tuesday will likely prove pivotal for both men's campaign.
* Bloomberg has reported Gingrich is trailing among Florida voters who cast early ballots.
* The Los Angeles Times and other outlets have asserted Gingrich's polling numbers began to decline after Florida's two Republican debates last week.
* Other outlets, like the Huffington Post, have pointed to the money a pro-Romney super PAC known as Restore Our Future has spent on anti-Gingrich ads as also being a factor in the change in polling numbers.
* Restore Our Future has spent double the amount of money in Florida that the pro-Gingrich super PAC Winning Our Future has. In South Carolina, those two super PACs reportedly spent equal amounts of money on campaign ads and direct mail.
* Romney's campaign and the combination of pro-Romney super PACs are outspending Gingrich's campaign and PAC supporters by a margin of 4-to-1 in Florida.
* Romney spent the weekend courting Hispanic voters, making a campaign stop in Hialeah, a largely Hispanic suburb of Miami, according to Reuters.
* Gingrich spent Saturday and Sunday courting the votes of Florida's evangelical constituents and tea party supporters, according to the Washington Post.
* While Gingrich has referred to Romney as a "pro-abortion, pro-gun control, pro-tax increase liberal," Romney for his part has been referencing Gingrich's time as a consultant to Freddie Mac and his "checkered past when it comes to ethics and honesty," as the reason he is not a good choice for a presidential candidate.
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