https://redstate.com/erick/2012/01/26/the-horserace-for-january-26-2012/feed/Conservative News & Politicsen-usWed, 17 Jun 2026 05:43:34 -0400<![CDATA[This is it. The final debate before Florida will be tonight from Jacksonville, FL on CNN. It may be the final debate of the primary season. If it becomes just Mitt, Newt, and Ron, there is no way that MItt Romney will want to share the stage with them after tonight.I&#8217;ll be on CNN for post debate coverage, though I&#8217;ll be in Atlanta tonight. All you need to know is that the latest CNN poll has something like a 22 point swing toward Newt Gingrich, but a lot of post South Carolina polling settled back down from irrational exuberance to Romney still ahead.Tonight, expect a concerted Romney effort to bring out the really angry Newt. Expect Gingrich to try to throw off Romney. In fact, we may not hear from Santorum and Paul unless they get called on. This is all the Mitt and Newt show. They don&#8217;t like each other and both have a lot on the line.One wild card factor — does Rick Santorum stay in? There are rumors circulating he may drop out before Florida because he is out of money. His campaign says no. But we&#8217;ll see. If he leaves, polls show most of his voters go to Gingrich, but I&#8217;m not sure that&#8217;s actually right.We&#8217;ll get into it all below the fold.]]>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:52:07 -0500<![CDATA[Erick Erickson]]>https://redstate.com/erick/2012/01/26/the-horserace-for-january-26-2012-n41982