Real Clear Politics Gingrich Opens Up Huge Lead in Florida Poll By _Kyle Adams_ (http://www.realclearpolitics.com/authors/?author=Kyle+Adams&id=21294) - November 30, 2011 Newt Gingrich leads Mitt Romney by more than 20 points in the important early-voting state of Florida, according to a new _Insider Advantage poll_ (http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/fl/florida_republican_p residential_primary-1597.html) . Gingrich has 41 percent support while Romney has 17 percent. Businessman Herman Cain, who is fading in the wake of allegations of sexual harassment and infidelity, sits in third place with 13 percent. Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry has 7 percent, Texas Rep. Ron Paul has 4 percent, Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann has 3 percent, and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum rounds out the field with 1 percent. The former House speaker has benefited from strong debate performances and the collapse of candidates such as Perry and Cain, who enjoyed brief spells at the top of the field. He has _attempted to cast himself_ (http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/11/28/gingrich_says_hes_a_lot_more_electable_ than_anybody_else.html) as the "conservative alternative" to Romney, who shot back in an interview on Fox News on Tuesday night, _charging_ (http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/11/29/romney_lifelong_politician_newt_gin grich_cant_beat_obama.html) that Gingrich is a "lifelong politician." The Florida poll comes on the heels of an _Insider Advantage poll_ (http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2011/11/29/poll_shows_gingrich_with_big_l ead_in_iowa.html) released Tuesday that showed Gingrich leading by 15 points in Iowa. And a _Rasmussen Reports poll _ (http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2011/11/29/poll_gingrich_pulls_closer_to_romney_in_nh_112214.htm l) also released Tuesday showed Gingrich moving closer to Romney in the former Massachusetts' governor's stronghold of New Hampshire. Nationally, Gingrich holds a narrow 2.5 percentage point lead in the RCP Average. Florida's Jan. 31 primary comes 10 days after South Carolina Republicans go to the polls, offering Sunshine State voters a chance to add clarity to the race after the traditional early-voting states have their say. Insider Advantage surveyed 513 likely Florida primary voters on Tuesday. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus four percentage points.
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