With the Florida Republican presidential primary wrapping up tomorrow
and likely to vote overwhelmingly for Mitt Romney, the candidates will
now turn to the seven contests in February. The AP notes, however, that Romney’s campaign has been laying the groundwork in these states for months.
“Romney has consistently dominated his opponents in fundraising,
reporting $19 million in his campaign account at the end of December.
And his campaign distributed paid staff on the ground — months ago, in
some cases — to bolster a growing network of local supporters. They
include a combined 380 Republican officials across February voting
states, eight members of Congress among them… While his opponents have
struggled to compete in one state at a time, Romney has had paid staff
in Nevada since June. He has already begun advertising there. More
recently, the campaign dispatched staff to Colorado and Arizona. Top New
Hampshire surrogates are headed to Maine in the coming days.”
