/next-the-florida-primary The 4th major political event in the GOP candidate selection process is the Florida Primary. All coverage has been collected in this special section. KUNC.org will have coverage of the primary on January 31st. en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Wed, 16 Mar 2016 10:31:00 GMT /2016-03-16/5-mega-tuesday-takeaways-trump-clinton-both-building-broad-party-coalitions As Donald Trump continues to win primaries across the country, his amorphous coalition grows. White voters propelled a Hillary Clinton win in Ohio, while black voters helped her take Illinois. Wed, 16 Mar 2016 10:31:00 GMT /2016-03-16/5-mega-tuesday-takeaways-trump-clinton-both-building-broad-party-coalitions Asma Khalid, Jessica Taylor /npr-news/2012-02-01/after-mitt-romneys-decisive-victory-what-will-newt-gingrich-do Though Gingrich vowed to take the campaign into the summer, analysts say after his Florida loss, he might have to recalibrate. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:42:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-02-01/after-mitt-romneys-decisive-victory-what-will-newt-gingrich-do Eyder Peralta /npr-news/2012-02-01/romney-rules-in-first-mega-state-but-warning-flags-fly-over-florida-results ANALYSIS: Despite a sweeping victory, it was not all sweetness and light for Mitt Romney in the Sunshine State. Lacking a hero, many conservatives may have stayed home. Turnout this year was down from the primary of 2008 by 10 percentage points, more than 280,000 votes. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:21:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-02-01/romney-rules-in-first-mega-state-but-warning-flags-fly-over-florida-results Ron Elving /npr-news/2012-02-01/despite-florida-gop-concerns-about-romney-linger Mitt Romney's huge win in Florida positions him well for the contests ahead. The only thing the Florida outcome failed to do, some critics maintain, was present a convincing case that Romney is the best possible Republican candidate to take on President Obama. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:03:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-02-01/despite-florida-gop-concerns-about-romney-linger Alan Greenblatt /2012-01-31/romneys-fla-co-chairman-win-tied-to-economy-and-november Mitt Romney's Florida campaign co-chairman says Romney's stance on the mortgage crisis resonated strongly with Republican voters in the Sunshine State and will play a big role in the November general election. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:46:00 GMT /2012-01-31/romneys-fla-co-chairman-win-tied-to-economy-and-november Padmananda Rama /npr-news/2012-01-31/santorum-reacts-to-romney-romp-in-florida-by-going-after-gingrich Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum chose to characterize his distant third-place finish in Florida's Republican presidential primary as a victory, of sorts. And then he lit into the distant second-place finisher, Newt Gingrich. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:05:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-01-31/santorum-reacts-to-romney-romp-in-florida-by-going-after-gingrich Liz Halloran /npr-news/2012-01-31/a-confident-romney-crowd-celebrates-in-miami-dade Mitt Romney supporters celebrated across Florida Tuesday night. The former Massachusetts governor picked up a key endorsement from Hispanic lawmakers — and that made a difference for at least some GOP voters. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:36:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-01-31/a-confident-romney-crowd-celebrates-in-miami-dade Greg Allen /2012-01-31/and-tonights-mvp-award-goes-to-mitt-romneys-debate-coach Newt Gingrich boasts of his formidable debate skills. But Mitt Romney managed to score some points in his last two debate performances. Meet the man behind Romney's new debate skills. He's trained college debaters, evangelical ministers and former presidential candidates. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:39:00 GMT /2012-01-31/and-tonights-mvp-award-goes-to-mitt-romneys-debate-coach Padmananda Rama /2012-01-31/newt-gingrich-rises-in-florida-sort-of Workers spotted raising a Newt sign into place on Florida primary night might have been giving the former speaker the only life he would get all evening. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:01:00 GMT /2012-01-31/newt-gingrich-rises-in-florida-sort-of Frank James /npr-news/2012-01-31/romney-wins-florida-primary-routing-gingrich A relentless series of attacks against Newt Gingrich led to a significant victory for Mitt Romney in Florida, the largest state to vote so far. Romney now takes his newfound momentum into Saturday's Nevada caucuses. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:53:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-01-31/romney-wins-florida-primary-routing-gingrich Alan Greenblatt