Romney frets Gingrich’s attacks could deflate win

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Confident of victory in the Florida primaries tomorrow but afraid it might not be big enough to derail challenger Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney’s team is moving to play down talk he will win by 10 points or more. “The win will wind up big, but we’re not going to get double digits,” said a key advisor.

Several polls today have Romney’s lead increasing to a Real Clear Politics average of 12 percent. Only three of nine of the most recent polls have Romney’s lead in single numbers, with the highest being a 20 point lead in a Suffolk University poll released over the weekend.

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