Romney back in lead with attack ad campaign
Florida is the largest nominating contest so far this year and, with double-digit leads in statewide polls, Romney seemed headed for a big boost in the state-by-state battle to decide who will face Democratic US President Barack Obama in the November election.
If Romney wins as expected, it would mark a sharp reversal of fortune for Gingrich. The former speaker of the US House of Representatives scored a shock victory over the former Massachusetts governor and private equity executive in the last primary, 10 days ago, in South Carolina.