NEWS ALERT — Romney Wins Florida Primary, Regaining Momentum

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  • Tuesday, January 31, 2012 5:22pm
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MITT ROMNEY HAS won the Florida primary after aggressively beating back a challenge from Newt Gingrich and regaining momentum on his relentless march toward the Republican presidential nomination.

Interviews with voters as they exited the polls in Florida allow The New York Times to project that Romney will win the state by a wide margin over Gingrich, who will come in second.

Ron Paul and Rick Santorum will finish the night behind the two leaders.

The campaign now shifts immediately to Nevada, which will hold its caucuses on Saturday.

Gingrich has vowed to continue his battle against a man he calls “a Massachusetts moderate.”

And Santorum and Paul have already left Florida to begin campaigning in the upcoming states.

Read More: http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/primaries/results/live/2012-01-31?emc=na

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