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Newt Gingrich may soon be getting a new high-profile endorsement while Mitt Romney is on damage control over a statement he said about poor Americans.

Newt Gingrich and Donald Trump could soon be teaming up on the campaign trail.

Sources tell CBS News the billionaire businessman is expected to endorse the former House Speaker in Las Vegas on Thursday.

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Mitt Romney picks up Florida’s 50 delegates to the Republican Nation Convention. 

The race for delegates is still in the early stages.

It takes 1,144 delegates to win the nomination. Romney now has 87 delegates. Newt Gingrich has 26 delegates.

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TAMPA, Fla. — Mitt Romney routed Newt Gingrich in the Florida primary Tuesday night, rebounding from the previous week’s defeat with a commanding victory and taking a major step toward the Republican presidential nomination.

Despite the one-sided setback, Gingrich vowed to press on.

“Thank you FL!” an exuberant Romney tweeted minutes after the race was called.

“While we celebrate this victory, we must not forget what this election is really about: defeating Barack Obama.”

Mitt Romney's trying to pump up Florida voters ahead of Tuesday's critical primary.

At a packed rally in Pompano Beach Sunday night, he kept up his attacks on rival, Newt Gingrich.

Romney said, “His record was one of failed leadership.

We don’t need someone who can speak, well perhaps, or who can say the things you agree with, but does not have the experience of being an effective leader.

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