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but democrats tell nbc news they believe they have enough votes to block a republican filibuster. hoda? >> kristen, the compromise, obviously, was bipartisan. each side probably didn't get something. what didn't each side get? >> that's right. democrats had been hoping for background checks to be universal. they didn't get that. this is going to be a pared down, watered down version of background checks. however, they are still happy about it. republicans skeptical to some extent about background checks so this is a concession on their part as well. the president had ultimately been ...

tonight from miami. >> pelley: good evening. the race for the republican presidential nomination has changed course with every caucus and primary. tonight here in florida it appears the winds are shifting again and filling the sails of mitt romney. in a suffolk university poll out today, romney leads newt gingrich by 20 points-- 47% to 27%. a new quinnipiac poll shows a somewhat tighter race with romney 14 points ahead 43% to 29%. it's a long way from just one week ago when both men were essentially tied in florida after a decisive win by gingrich in south carolina. our campaign 2012...

voters-- as when gingrich proposed lunar exploration. >> if i had a business executive come to me and say they wanted to spend a few hundred billion dollars to put a colony on the moon i'd say "you're fired." >> reporter: he outspent gingrich by as much as 5-1 on television ads blanketing the airways with relentless attacks on gingrich's record. >> newt attacks because he has more baggage than the airlines. >> reporter: he tapped into his superior campaign organization to identify voters and encourage turnout. and he went after gingrich himself, hitting him hard for his leadership wh...

today's republican primary in california. tory. the latest florida. mitt romney is all the predicting victory. the latest polls like this one taken by quinnipiac university was taken. supporters have hit gingrich hard. they spent nearly $7 million in tv ads this past week. gingrich says he won't give up no matter what happens today. susan mcginnis has the latest now from tampa. good morning, susan. >> reporter: hi. good morning, betty. well, republicans here start heading to the polls in about three hours, and by all measures, it does look like mitt romney pretty much does have flori...