>> we begin with mitt romney 's decisive win in the florida primary . peter alexander joins us from tampa this morning. hey, period of time, good morning.
>> reporter: good morning to you. mitt romney 's campaign advisers describe the win in florida as huge. he won among conservatives, tea partiers and among hispanics. his advisers are touting those facts today. reasserting himself as the front-runner and regaining the momentum. he showed after the significant loss in south carolina that he can take a punch.
>> my leadership will end the obama era and begin a new era of american prosperity.
>> reporter: confident and in control mitt romney used his victory speech to send a clear message . he's ready for the republican nomination.
>> i stand ready to lead this party and to lead our nation.
>> reporter: after losing south carolina , romney and his supporters unleashed an assault on newt gingrich with more than 15 million dollars in negative ads blanketing florida 's air waves. tuesday night the attacks on gingrich were gone, with romney insisting the birt campaign has only made republicans stronger.
>> our opponents in the other party have been watching and they like to comfort themselves with the thought that a competitive campaign will leave us divided and weak, but i have news for them. a competitive primary doesn't divide us. it prepares us. and we will win.
>> it is now clear that this will be a two-person race between the conservative leader newt gingrich and the massachusetts moderate.
>> reporter: despite losing the pivotal primary by a wide margin, gingrich isn't giving an inch. his message -- there are 46 states to go.
>> the same people who said i was dead in june and july and said i was gone after iowa, i want to reassure them. we are going to contest every place and win. we will be in tampa as the nominee in august.
>> reporter: setting aside attacks on one another, both men hammered at president obama .
>> mr. president you were elected to lead. uh you chose to follow. now it's time for you to get out of the way.
>> reporter: gingrich even took a jab at the president's singing. i'm so in love with you
>> i'm not going to compete with obama in singing because i'm not running for entertainer in chief. i'm running for president. i would say to him now, mr. president you cannot sing your way past the disaster of your presidency.
>> reporter: already in nevada , the next state to vote, rick santorum who barely competed in florida told supporters the mud-slinging isn't helping.
>> there is one message we got from the campaign in florida . republicans can do better. what we saw in the last few weeks in the state of florida is not something that's going to help us win this election.
>> reporter: finishing fourth, ron paul rallied supporters.
>> well, if enthusiasm wins election, we'd win hands down! [ cheers and applause ]
>> reporter: also today, two sources within the mitt romney campaign tell nbc news that mr. romney will begin getting secret service protection beginning later this week. officials say it is not due to a specific threat but the fact that his prominence has grown and so have the crowds around him. the romney campaign wasting no time celebrating the win in florida . they make stops today in minnesota and nevada . they are already airing negative attack ads going after newt gingrich in nevada . matt?
Source: http://video.today.msnbc.msn.com/today/46218061/
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