Washington, Jan27 : Various polls in the United States have envisaged a dead heat between Republican presidential candidates Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney before the Florida primary, as the GOP gets ready for the pre-primary debate.
After winning in South Carolina, Gingrich has closed the gap with Romney in polls in Florida, where 50 delegates are at ante and the winner takes them all.
At one point, Romney was leading Gingrich with double digits in Florida. But Gingrich is now matching Romney in the polls in Florida.