Romney Not Focusing On Rich Or Poor [VIDEO]

Coming off a big win in Florida, Mitt Romney says his campaign is squarely focused on middle-income Americans — rather than those at either end of the spectrum.

In an interview this morning, the Republican presidential front-runner told CNN he’s “not concerned about the very poor” because a safety net exists for them. He added: “If it needs repair, I’ll fix it.”

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Romney went on to say that he’s also not concerned about the very rich. He says he’s instead focusing on “the 90-95 percent of Americans who are struggling.”

Romney is headed to Minnesota and Nevada for campaign events today, while Newt Gingrich is also Nevada. Gingrich lost Florida’s winner-take-all primary by 14 percentage points, but is vowing to stay in the race.

Ron Paul is also in Nevada, where he has spent months organizing for Saturday’s caucuses.

Rick Santorum made appearances in Nevada yesterday and is scheduled to make stops in Montana and Colorado today.

Romney: Time for Obama to `get out of the way’

After a solid win over Newt Gingrich in Florida, Mitt Romney is once again focusing on President Barack Obama — and vowing that the “competitive” GOP primary battle will only make the party stronger in November.

In his victory speech, Romney mentioned his GOP rivals only to congratulate them on a “hard-fought contest” — and then renewed his attack on Obama, saying he has failed to fix the economy.

Romney reminded supporters that Obama, in his State of the Union speech, asked Americans to “remember how we got here.” Romney drew cheers when he said America “got here” because Obama “won the election.”

His message to Obama was, “You were elected to lead, you chose to follow, and now it’s time to get out of the way.” Romney said he’s ready to lead the nation into what he called “a new era of American prosperity,” with the help of his business background and his experience balancing the budget of Massachusetts.

Female Florida voters help give Romney sizable win

Women are apparently a key factor in Mitt Romney’s primary victory in Florida over Newt Gingrich.

Romney won the female vote by a margin of 5-3, while holding just a small edge among men. There was relatively little difference in how the sexes voted for them in Iowa, New Hampshire or South Carolina.

Some of the data suggest that many female voters in Florida had a personal distaste for Gingrich. Negative campaign ads aimed at him attacked his character, although they did not mention his three marriages or allegations by his second wife.

Romney, meanwhile, won among every income category, although he was stronger with higher-income voters than those nearer the bottom economic rung.

Santorum says race just beginning

Despite the returns from Florida giving Mitt Romney a convincing win, Rick Santorum says “the race is just getting started.”

Campaigning in Nevada ahead of Saturday’s caucuses, Santorum told tea partyers in Las Vegas that they will hear about a Mitt Romney win in Florida, and they will hear “the race is over.” But he told them, “It’s going to go back and forth.”

Santorum and Ron Paul skipped Florida. Both are focusing instead on the states that follow. Both began their day in Colorado before moving to Nevada.

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