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Cain: Finishing second a 'win' for Gingrich in Florida
Former presidential candidate and freshly minted Newt Gingrich surrogate Herman Cain downplayed the former Speaker's chances for a win in Florida's pivotal primary, citing the Romney campaign's aggressive spending in the state.
“My expectation isn’t necessarily that he will win because of the sheer difference in spending. But my expectation is that he is going to have a much stronger showing than the weekend polls have been showing. There was one last night that showed that Gingrich is a lot closer to Romney," Cain said during an interview Monday with Fox News. "So this thing is so dynamic, we won’t know until the votes are counted tomorrow night in Florida.”
Cain said that considering the circumstances, he would consider a second-place finish a "win" in the Florida primary — and reiterated Gingrich's pledge to carry forward past Florida.
A Washington Post review last week estimated that the Romney campaign and associated political action committees had spent nearly twice as much as Gingrich and his allies in the state, and that nearly 80 percent of those advertisements were critical of Gingrich. Money matters in the Sunshine State, by far the most diverse and expensive of the early voting contests.
But, as Romney himself pointed out Monday morning, he's also bested Gingrich in the format that traditionally favors the former House Speaker — the GOP debates.
"I think if you were to go back and look where the sentiment changed, it was with the debates," Romney said on NBC.
Cain endorsed Gingrich at an event in Florida Saturday night, despite Cain having previously said that he would not choose a favorite in the GOP primary. The pair will campaign together in Tampa on Monday.
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