In pictures: Romney takes Florida in Republican nomination race
Florida // Tampa, January 31, 2011
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, greets supporters at his Florida primary night rally.
With most returns counted, Romney had 46 per cent over 32 per cent for the nearest rival, Newt Gingrich.
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US Republican presidential candidate and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, centre, is accompanied by his wife addresses supporters at his Florida primary night rally in Orlando, Florida.
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Mitt Romney and his family stand together on stage during his Florida primary night party in Tampa, Florida.
Romney's advertising campaign in the state reportedly costed $16 million (Dh58.8m). Some 68 per cent of the ads were rated as negative against Newt Gingrich.
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Republican presidential candidate, former speaker of the house Newt Gingrich, speaks during his Florida primary night party in Orlando, Florida.
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US Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul speaks during a rally at the Green Valley Ranch Station Casino in Henderson, Nevada.
The libertarian is billed by his supporters as the only independent candidate, without receiving as much in financial donations as his competitors.
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Luverne // Minnesota, January 30, 2012
US Republican candidate Rick Santorum told about 300 Minnesota voters who had gathered to hear him speak that their votes weren't paid as much attention as Iowa's, but that they were "just as important."
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Mitt Romney, with superior spending power and a barrage of advertisements at his disposal, makes light of his opponents in the primary election in Florida.
