| Wednesdays with Audrey Hudson | 02.01.12 |  |
Mitt Romney's significant victory Tuesday night in the key battleground state of Florida fortified his position as the front-runner for the Republican nomination and he wasted no time taking the fight directly to President Barack Obama.
"This campaign is about more than replacing a president, it's about saving the soul of America," Romney said. "Leadership is about taking responsibility, not making excuses. I stand ready to lead this party and this nation. My leadership will end the Obama era and begin a new era of American prosperity," Romney said.
The former Massachusetts governor spoke to a crowded room of supporters less than an hour after the last polls closed in the state's panhandle, and said his vision of America is to strengthen the economy and embolden the nation's entrepreneurial spirit.
"The president's view of a free economy is to send your money to his friends," Romney said. "Under this president, more Americans have lost their jobs and more foreclosures have occurred than any other president in history."
"The president actually said in his State of the Union speech, let's remember how we got here. Don't worry Mr. President, we remember exactly how we got here, you won the election," Romney said.
"You were elected to lead, you chose to follow, and now Mr. President, it's time for you to get out of the way," Romney said.
With 98 percent of the polls reporting, Romney won the race with 46 percent, followed by former House Speaker Newt Gingrich with 32 percent, former Sen. Rick Santorum with 13 percent, and Rep. Ron Paul with seven percent.
"If enthusiasm wins elections, we would win hands down," Paul told his supporters. "We're in third place when it comes to delegates, that's what really counts."
Romney's success in Florida plus his win in New Hampshire and second-place finishes in Iowa and South Carolina bring his total number of delegates to 87, followed by Gingrich with 26, 14 for Santorum and four for Paul. The Republican candidate will need 1,144 delegates to win the nomination.
To read more of the speeches and reactions, go to HumanEvents.com.
—Audrey Hudson |
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