american prosperity. reporter: it was a brutal campaign here in florida, one that grew more nasty, more personal every day. but romney said ultimately it won t have lasting damage. a competitive primary does not divide us. it prepares us. and we will win. reporter: romney and his allies hammered newt gingrich on television, spending nearly $13.8 million on attack ads in just a week. that s nearly four times what gingrich and his allies spent. but it may not have mattered. based on exit polling data, nearly 6 in 10 voters say the negative ads had little or no effect on their vote. maybe because they made their decision before any of the negative ads even hit the airwaves. 4 in 10 republican voters here say they made their decision back in december. gingrich vowed to stay in the race until the bitter end, which he says is still a long way down the road. we are going to contest every
concede the race and did not call mitt romney to congratulate him. instead, gingrich promised to stay in the race all the way to the what could be bitter end. we are going to contest every place, and we are going to win, and we will be in tampa as the nominee in august. 46 states to go. gingrich says it s now just a two-man race and he will win because he is the true republican conservative running against romney, the massachusetts moderate, which he s been saying for a very long time. that is his mantra. president obama, meanwhile, is having no problem at all raising cash for his campaign. he just reported to the federal election commission that his campaign raised nearly $40 million in the final months of last year. the president has nearly $82 million on hand for campaign expenses and over just the past 24 hours the president, the first lady, and the vice president are expected to raise at least $5 million more at various fund-raisers. and now a truly disturbing story from
this morning on world news now vital victory. mitt romney s commanding win in last night s florida primary, and what it means for this unpredictable gop campaign. and what s next for newt gingrich, who insists he is not done, not by a long shot. it is wednesday february 1st. oh, it s hump day. day three for us. get over that hump. good wednesday morning, everybody. i m paula faris. and i m rob nelson. it was a double-digit win for romney in florida. here are the latest numbers now as the votes are counted. romney of course is in a celebratory mood. 46% as of right now. gingrich says, though, the fight for the nomination is not over. he s predicting this thing could go on for six more months. just what the gop does not want.
this morning on world news now political advance. mitt romney is the true republican front-runner after his commanding victory in the florida primary. what s next for both romney and newt gingrich, who finished second in who finished in second place now that the republicans are concentrating on nevada. it s wednesday february 1st. captions paid for by abc, inc. good morning, everybody. i m rob nelson. and i m paula faris. florida republicans wanted a candidate that could beat president obama. the latest returns show a double-digit lead for romney over gingrich. but gingrich is saying the florida race is not going to stop him. we get the latest live from
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