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I suppose I understand why there's all this talk out there now about the end of the nomination race on the Republican side.  Florida is the biggest state, by far, to host a primary, and they've chosen the frontrunner.  They picked Romney last night and gave him all their delegates.  And Marco Rubio did proclaim that whoever won Florida would be the nominee.  So there you go.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not discounting the importance of Florida, and I certainly think a lot of Marco Rubio.  But there are plenty of reasons I don't think the race is over, the most chief among them being that it's up to voters in other states now.  The people of New Hampshire chose differently than the people of Iowa.  The people of South Carolina chose differently than both.  And it stands to reason that the voters in future states will have their own minds and their own thoughts and their own preferences.

The Washington Post has a piece out today about how Gingrich is going to need to resurrect his campaign again for the third time.  Has it only been three times?  It seems like Newt is resurrecting his campaign with every strong debate performance.  I don't think that's an issue for Newt.  Nor do I think the cash factor is going to be the difference maker.  Here's what is maybe the bigger story coming out of Florida:

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich's lady luck has run out in Florida, according to exit polls.

 

Gingrich, who won the women's vote in South Carolina earlier this month, lost the female vote Tuesday night to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney by a 22 percentage point margin. Romney also won men, but by a much smaller 5-point margin.

 

According to exit polls by Fox News, females accounted for 49 percent of the vote, males made up 51 percent.

 

Among women, Texas Rep. Ron Paul won six percent, Gingrich won 29 percent, Romney won 51 percent and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum 13 percent.

That's one of the untold realities of primary elections that matter.  It's the kind of story that has the potential to have a much bigger difference on the future of the race than the mere fact that Romney won a state he spent millions and millions of dollars to win. 

So all I would suggest is not to read too much into the race outcome itself.  Gingrich could do very well in some upcoming southern primaries - from his home state of Georgia to Tennessee, Alabama and Texas.