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the book on election cliff hangers. >> here in florida. >> thats how important florida is. >> only one thing is certain in this contest. expect the unexpected. >> you have three candidates who have won three primaries. >> youre going to have to make a decision. which of the three should become our nominee. i think you know. >> tonight, the candidates, together, in jacksonville, florida. newt gingrich, the south carolina winner. hoping to capitalize on his recent victory and his strong ...

>> tonight, the final faceoff before florida voters choose. >> a presidential race thats breaking all the rules. it comes to a state that wrote the book on election cliff hangers. >> here in florida. >> thats how important florida is. >> only one thing is certain in this contest. expect the unexpected. >> you have three candidates who have won three primaries. >> youre going to have to make a decision. which of the three should become our nominee. i think you know. >> tonight, the cand...

politics in-depth. im wolf blitzer in florida, youre in the "situation room." >> the dust is settling here in jacksonville, florida, after our very exciting cnn republican presidential debate last night. and theres new evidence that mitt romney is gaining support four days before florida puts its stamp on the republican race for the white house. the new poll shows romney nine points ahead of gingrich among likely gop primary voters here in florida. the survey was taken tuesday through ...

To the right, democrats carried arizona. >> i was actually just going to defend newt and say the pandering on the space program, hes been fairly consistent on that. i think thats something thats been a strong voice and he should get credit on that. >> lets plug susan. >> you had on co-author of this book on romney, if romney is going to be the nominee the book is going to be a big resource for journalists. >> george romney or mitt romney? >> its remarkable. >> congressman, what have you got? >> ...

Tell me -- >> with gingrich talking about this, there is absolutely the case for american ambition and the kennedy moment and the space program. but it plays into the idea that newt is both grandiose and totally loony. this is not a safe area for him to be in when he east fading in the polls in florida. its safe in a small area, but plays into a bad narrative for him. >> and it also, as ari said, it also shows that newt will say anything. anything! >> and in that vein, we wanted to play a little...

Because he hasnt endorsed. others vying for the hispanic vote. this florida election, and this is your home state. >> yeah. >> is really shaping up to be -- >> it is. and i find that were seeing more pandering to floridians, to different aspects of florida, in a way that we hadnt seen in iowa, new hampshire, or south carolina. i mean, you have -- >> the space vote. >> the space vote, although with newt, thats always been a big thing for him. so hes able to do it with some credibility, considerin...

Criticism? >> clearly the science that you learn from space exploration and going to the moon is huge, what it does in terms of enhancing your defense capabilities from what you learn, basic things like the in terms of computer chips and computers and the evolution that occurred in terms of that as a result of this space program. the space program is an opportunity for significant learning. having said that, the key is that hes got to tie it back into how that will generate economic growth and c...

the republican candidates take the stage in this, their last face-off before the florida primarily. ill moderate tonights republican debate right here on cnn. everyones talking about the tension on the tarmac. in your face airport encounter between arizonas republican governor. what was that all about? and newt gingrich vows to establish a permanent colony on the moon. will that idea take off with voters? im wolf blitzer on the campus of the university of north florida in jackson...

speech and is speaking at a plant in iowa that makes conveyor belts and then he will go to a facility in vegas, the university of michigan ann arbor. four of those states are must wins. arizona is on the presidents wish list. only one state matters for the gop primary race. rick santorum with a state rally. newt gingrich spoke at a forum called univision. likely florida voters monday and tuesday and after the republican debate, romney is on top by seven points but 6% say that they are ...

♪ . bill: they will get back together. martha: i love it. all right, well the future of our space program, speaking of that, was a big hot topic at last nights debate in florida which of course is the home to the kennedy space center. so it gets a lot of attention in the florida discussion. but nasa has seen its extensive budget cuts happen lately with the shuttle fleets retirement. that was not lost on mitt romney. this is what he said. >> we have a president that does not have a mission or v...