Romney In The Villages: 'I Will Stop All Obama Regulations'

By Thomas Fitzgerald AP Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, with his wife Callista, speaks during a campaign event at the The Villages, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012, in Lady Lake, Fla. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) TITUSVILLE, Fla.

THE VILLAGES, FLORIDA—Newt Gingrich has been roundly mocked by both the media and his opponents for his preposterous proposal to build a moon base by 2020. As outlandish as that claim may be, it's nothing compared to the promises Gingrich offered

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The Villages resident Roy Long doesn't think. Romney isn't a career politician, unlike Gingrich, he said. He spent time running a businesses and understands the economy, Long, 65, said. He was confident Romney would win the Florida primary.

THE VILLAGES, Fla. -- The Tea Party's physical presence has shrunk since it won the 2010 elections. At a "hold the line" rally in 2011, put on to drum up opposition to a debt limit hike, only 50 or so Tea Partiers showed up outside of Congress;