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    Which Way, L.A.?

    The High Cost of Going Negative in the GOP Campaign

    Mitt Romney out spent Newt Gingirch by five to one in Florida, with an unprecedented avalanche of personal attack ads. Romney says Gingrich can't "whine" [his word] after going negative in South Carolina, and he promises that the campaign will have a happy ending for Republicans.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Mitt Romney out spent

    Newt Gingirch by five to one in Florida, with an unprecedented avalanche of personal attack ads. Romney says Gingrich can't "whine" [his word] after going negative in South Carolina, and he promises that the campaign will have a happy ending for Republicans. Romney's big win in Florida earned him Secret Service protection, but Gingrich,

    Santorum and

    Paul are not conceding anything yet. We look at a nasty campaign and a divided Republican party.

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