The two finalists Jeff Wilkins and Larry Dorr will interview with the Town Council, executive staff and a panel of community members next week on April 12-14.
captions paid for by nbc-universal television good evening and for the good people in florida, it s all over tonight, at least until the general election. mitt romney becomes the first republican to win more than one contest in this wild gop political season thus far. nbc news declared romney the projected winner at 8:00 eastern time tonight with a convincing margin over newt gingrich. santorum third, ron paul fourth, notably, fboth of those last tw candidates have already moved on to nevada, site of the next contest. but tonight, the most valuable of the biggest swing contests gave a big boost to mitt romney who now can declare front-runner status. our reporters are cofferi icove all tonight at romney headquarters in tampa. peter, good evening. brian, good evening to you. even as we speak, romney is taking the stage to a raucous crowd here, celebrating two things tonight. number one, what they believe will be a double-digit win here in the state and number two, that they
captions paid for by nbc-universal television good evening in florida, it s all over tonight, at least until the general elections. the advertisements will go dark, the candidates will move on then comes the tricky part for the gop presidential campaign. if the romney lead in the polls holds in the actual polls tonight, if he emerges from florida on top, what does that mean for newt gingrich? as the campaign starts to stretch out a little bit, as the nonstop debates stop for a while, will the field thin out, for example 1234? after the voters of the single most valuable swing state on the electoral mall have their say tonight. it s another important moment we re looking at in a campaign that s already had more than its share. our political team is in place to cover it all tonight from the field. and here with us in the studio, we begin with nbc s peter alexander in tampa. pete erk good evening. reporter: brian, good evening to you. if he has a strong showing here tonight,