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A new Miami Herald poll shows that “McCain is narrowly leading the Republican field [in Florida] with 25 percent of the vote, followed by Romney with 23 percent… Giuliani and Huckabee each got 15 percent.” More: With his poll numbers slipping back home</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60608.1)</generator><item><title>The battle for Florida</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/24/604475.aspx#604485</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:07:14 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:604485</guid><dc:creator>McCain Hater</dc:creator><description>McCain is a failed military leader...too old, and too cranky. He will get alzheimers while president, and his dippsy trophy wife can't take over. </description></item><item><title>The battle for Florida</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/24/604475.aspx#604517</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:14:52 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:604517</guid><dc:creator>Mitt, Michigan</dc:creator><description>mccain is bush on steroids as far as being determined to attack and destroy any nation who does not bow to the Americas will and demands...he doesnt care if he destroys the world and kills everyone on it, he's an old bitter man</description></item><item><title>The battle for Florida</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/24/604475.aspx#604630</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:42:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:604630</guid><dc:creator>rob in Boston</dc:creator><description>Advice to ROn Paulites: Please don't whine about lack of coverage on this site - Instead use the comments section to report on what ROn has been up to and has been saying the last few days. &amp;nbsp;Maybe that will shame MSNBC into providing a line or two of coverage.</description></item><item><title>The battle for Florida</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/24/604475.aspx#604718</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:05:11 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:604718</guid><dc:creator>txindep, Austin, TX</dc:creator><description>Another reason to hate Mike Huckabee. Can the guy who asserts that work done before public life doesn't count (won't release sermons while running as &amp;quot;Christian leader&amp;quot;) really go after Mitt for what he did in his private life? More to the point, these comments show his total lack of understanding of the economy. The government has set up so many disincentives to keeping money and business in America that companies that want to compete are forced out. The Republican repsponse is to remove the disencintives and to create incentives to stay here, the Democrat (and Huckabee) response is to try to set up un-American barriers (Huck wants the government to regulate CEO salaries!?!?). Regulations don't work. A smart money guy, Romney, would pull down the regulations, get rid of the disincentives through tax breaks, and create new incentives to work here. Huck, don't blame the guy who grew jobs at Bain (according to the Boston Globe, certainly no friend to Mitt) for being smart enough to compete in this admittedly flawed economy. Work a little harder to understand how to grow the economy. Going after businesses and businessmen is not the way.</description></item><item><title>The battle for Florida</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/24/604475.aspx#604732</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:11:02 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:604732</guid><dc:creator>Cory, Logan, Utah</dc:creator><description>The key words in what Huckabee said are the same ones we keep hearing from him over and over. &amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;I'm not sure.&amp;quot; &amp;nbsp;One way or the other he has not taken a firm stand on any issue. &amp;nbsp;I started out liking him as a candidate but he has shown nothing but fluff since Iowa. &amp;nbsp;He's a nice enough guy but I'm afraid Bin Laden would eat him for lunch.</description></item><item><title>The battle for Florida</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/24/604475.aspx#604839</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:47:14 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:604839</guid><dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator><description>Hopefully McCain will come out the winner; We need strong leadership, experience, and dedication to the American people, which McCain has shown and which Romney is not ready for.</description></item><item><title>The battle for Florida</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/24/604475.aspx#605031</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:49:39 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:605031</guid><dc:creator>Dan, San Jose, CA</dc:creator><description>Huckabee is a joke. &amp;nbsp;He's basically out of the race. &amp;nbsp;McCain is a traitor. &amp;nbsp;The clear choice is Romney. &amp;nbsp;None of the other candidates know anything about managing a budget and actually growing wealth. &amp;nbsp;We need someone to fix the financial mess. &amp;nbsp;Go Mitt!!</description></item><item><title>The battle for Florida</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/24/604475.aspx#605050</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:53:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:605050</guid><dc:creator>Ruthie</dc:creator><description>Unfortunately, Mike Huckabee, instead of touting his own economic plan for the future, has decided to try and tear down others for their success in the economy. &amp;nbsp;If you have 2 minutes, you might want to read the truth about Mitt: &lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/01/why_they_hate_mitt_romney.html"&gt;http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/01/why_they_hate_mitt_romney.html&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;This will clarify a lot of misconceptions.</description></item><item><title>The battle for Florida</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/24/604475.aspx#605140</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:21:20 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:605140</guid><dc:creator>JOHN</dc:creator><description>HEY RUDY, WOULD YOU PLEASE PASS THE PRUNE JUICE ?</description></item><item><title>The battle for Florida</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/24/604475.aspx#605338</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:15:12 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:605338</guid><dc:creator>Mike, Hermosa Beach, CA</dc:creator><description>Rudy is at the bottom of the pack... &lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://truthalert.net/Republican%20Presidential%20Candidate%20Rankings.htm"&gt;http://truthalert.net/Republican%20Presidential%20Candidate%20Rankings.htm&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;...fighting to stay relevant.</description></item><item><title>The battle for Florida</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/24/604475.aspx#605362</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:23:51 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:605362</guid><dc:creator>Phil, Aberdeen, NC</dc:creator><description>I was just looking at the MSNBC Exit Poll from Nevada and noticed something interesting. &amp;nbsp;Among Protestant voters, 43% voted for Romney and 13% voted for Huckabee. &amp;nbsp;Among Catholic voters, 35% voted for Romney and 5% voted for Huckabee. &amp;nbsp;Among LDS voters, 95% voted for Romney and none voted for Huckabee. &amp;nbsp;Among &amp;quot;Other Christians&amp;quot;, 30% voted for Romney and 17% voted for Huckabee. &amp;nbsp;Among those who identified themselves as &amp;quot;born-again/evangelical Christians&amp;quot;, 37% voted for Romney and 23% voted for Huckabee. &amp;nbsp;All of that says that conservative evangelical Christians voted overwhelmingly for Romney while no Mormons voted for Huckabee. &amp;nbsp;It seems that evangelical Christians are seeing Huckabee for who he is and what he really stands for thanks to groups like Evangelicals for Mitt. &amp;nbsp;If you want to know why evangelical Christians are turning their attention and support to Mitt Romney, see &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;www.evangelicalsformitt.com. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It's a great site and you'll learn a lot about the issues.&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>The battle for Florida</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/24/604475.aspx#605387</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:31:22 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:605387</guid><dc:creator>Robert, in TN. </dc:creator><description>Mike Huckabee is the people's choice, by far, and he is being supported entirely by the people's money. Takes time to get the money to buy all the ads, which is the reason he is behind in Florida. The next 5 days will be key to Fla. but Mike is not a quiter and will not submit until after he gets results from Super Tuesday.At this time he isn't getting a fair shake from the media as all the other candidates are. &amp;nbsp;</description></item><item><title>The battle for Florida</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/24/604475.aspx#605466</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:58:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:605466</guid><dc:creator>S.B. Stein E.B. NJ</dc:creator><description>Just because you have run a business means that you can run the country as the president of the United States. &amp;nbsp;We don't know what businesses he's run into the ground and only have a limited knowledge of what was a success. &amp;nbsp;I hope that Romney understands that he can't fire members of Congress no matter how he gets frustrated by them. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Anyone can pull together a team. &amp;nbsp;It is the question as to how well can the team work with you and each other is the more important question. &amp;nbsp;How well could Romney (or any other candidate) get a team together that accurately reflects his goals and works well with the Congress. &amp;nbsp;We can't have another presidential cabinet that refuses to cooperate with Congress</description></item><item><title>The battle for Florida</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/24/604475.aspx#605556</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:23:11 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:605556</guid><dc:creator>Bowen Summer, Bradenton, FL</dc:creator><description>I met Mitt Romney before he started to campaign for President. &amp;nbsp;He is a good man. &amp;nbsp;An honest man that has proved himself time and time again as someone that can gather the right people, the right facts and make good things happen. &amp;nbsp;America can not afford to pass up this man. &amp;nbsp;America for Mitt in '08!</description></item><item><title>The battle for Florida</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/24/604475.aspx#605731</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:08:37 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:605731</guid><dc:creator>Cyndi H., Vancouver, WA</dc:creator><description>Romney took faltering companies and restructured them to make them viable and competitive. &amp;nbsp;He actually saved many jobs that would have been lost otherwise. &amp;nbsp;He balanced Massachusett's budget without raising taxes. &amp;nbsp;Fiscally, Romney knows what he's talking about with an MBA from Harvard and a law degree. &amp;nbsp;Sounds like Huckabee is getting desperate - &amp;nbsp;and I don't know if anyone would consider him an expert on the economy!</description></item><item><title>The battle for Florida</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/24/604475.aspx#606861</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 02:28:19 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:606861</guid><dc:creator>dianna</dc:creator><description>WHY, ONCE AGAIN, IS RON PAUL BEING IGNORED REGARDING HIS PARTICIPATION IN THE DEBATES AND HIS CANDIDACY OVERALL? IF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS READING OR SEEING THE NEWS, THEY ARE NOT BEING TOLD ABOUT THIS GENUINE AMERICAN WHO TELLS THE TRUTH AND WOULD MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE IN THE DIRECTION OUR COUNTRY. THE MEDIA DOES NOT WANT THIS MAN'S NAME MENTIONED OR SEEN IN PRINT....SO, IF YOU LOVE OUR GREAT COUNTRY, VOTE FOR &lt;br&gt;RON PAUL!!</description></item><item><title>The battle for Florida</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/24/604475.aspx#646745</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:02:19 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:646745</guid><dc:creator>David Perham, West Palm Beach, FL</dc:creator><description>Did you see the latest bumper sticker?&lt;br&gt;HillarySchmillary.com</description></item></channel></rss>