most liberal candidate. reporter: romney answered back with an open letter from 1996 g.o.p. presidential nominee and senate leader bob dole who wrote reporter: newt momentum from south carolina may slow in florida. latest ramirez poll has romney back on top 39-31. seven-point swing from south carolina when gingrich led by nine. the latest real clear politics florida average shows romney inching ahead by 3-1/2 points, well within the margin of error. consistently third in florida polls ahead of ron paul. rick santorum likened himself to reality tv show contestant waiting for the stars to destroy themselves. this is an episode of survivor. you keep out there. you keep your name out. lots of things will happen
rick santorum likened himself to reality tv show contestant waiting for the stars to destroy themselves. this is an episode of survivor. you keep out there. you keep your name out. lots of things will happen between now and august. and now is really important. at the beginning of the week the buzz and momentum appeared to be with newt gingrich. now have the pendulum may swing toward mitt romney which makes tonight s debate potentially crucial in the trajectory toward the primary on tuesday. bret: more on this with the panel. thank you. let s talk more about crucial constituency in florida. americans who are spending their sunset years in the sunshine state. steve harrigan tells us about the senior vote. the most powerful vote move slowly. seniors make up one-third of the florida republicans but because of their vote, the influence is especially