SHOCK POLL!!! Mitt creams Newt against Obama in Fla.

17 point margin between GOP frontrunners

From Eric Dondero:

Wow! This is astounding. Just out this morning from Suffolk Univ. polling firm:

Florida

Romney 47%
Obama 42%

Obama 47%
Gingrich 40%

Here's the breakdown:

Despite Newt Gingrich’s momentum within the Republican Party, he would be a weaker contender than Mitt Romney in a general election contest against President Barack Obama, according to a Suffolk University/7NEWS (WSVN-Miami) poll of likely voters in Florida.

Romney led Obama by 47 percent to 42 percent in the Florida survey, while Obama topped Gingrich by 9 points, 49 percent to 40 percent. Among independents, Obama led Romney 44 percent to 38 percent and opened up a 56 percent to 29 percent advantage over Gingrich.

The chief pollster comments:

“Newt Gingrich is weak among Florida independents and likely Democratic voters compared to Romney,” said David Paleologos, director of the Suffolk University Political Research Center in Boston. “If Florida is one of six key states that swings the national election, independents in Florida hold that key, and this poll suggests that Newt won’t be able to secure Florida for his party.”