Romney win in Fla. won't ensure nomination

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Mitt Romney’s nearly certain victory in Florida’s Republican primary on Tuesday wouldn’t guarantee him the GOP nomination, but political experts agree it would make it far more likely that he’ll be the last candidate standing at the August convention in Tampa.

“I don’t think it will lock up the nomination for him but it certainly goes a long way toward pushing him along that path,” said Davidson College political science professor Josh Putnam who writes about campaigns and elections on the blog Frontloading HQ.