Poll: Mitt opens up Fla. lead (Politico)

Just four days before the Florida primary, Mitt Romney has opened up a lead over Newt Gingrich, a new poll Friday shows.

Romney now stands at 38 percent support in the Sunshine State, compared with the former House Speaker?s 29 percent, according to a Quinnipiac University poll.

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Just two days ago, another Quinnipiac poll showed a very close race, with Romney at 36 percent and Gingrich at 34 percent.

One explanation of the shift is the changing views of male voters. Earlier this week they supported Gingrich, 37 percent to Romney?s 33 percent. Now, Romney leads among men 36 percent to 29 percent.

Romney?s support among women, which stands at 40 percent, remains virtually unchanged from Wednesday. Gingrich continues to hold around 30 percent support among female voters.

?Speaker Newt Gingrich?s momentum from his South Carolina victory appears to have stalled and Gov. Mitt Romney seems to be pulling away in Florida,? said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.

Texas Rep. Ron Paul and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum are far behind the pack, at 14 percent and 12 percent, respectively.

Conducted Jan. 24-26, the Quinnipiac poll surveyed 580 likely Republican voters and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.1 percentage points.

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