Candidate roots don’t much matter in diverse Fla.
January 27, 2012 in National News
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Mitt Romney’s ties to the Northeast gave him a boost on the way to winning the New Hampshire primary. Newt Gingrich’s roots in the South probably had at least a little to do with his triumph in South Carolina. But such geographic ties aren’t expected to help either presidential candidate in next week’s Republican primary in Florida. It’s a diverse state feeling a world of economic hurt.
