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7:00 p.m. Eastern: Local Precincts Close; Tallying BeginsVoting precincts across Central Florida closed at 7 p.m., and the counting has begun to determine the winners of the presidential primary. In previous elections, first results are released between 7:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. You can find the results on the homepage of WESH.com or by clicking here.

Update: CNN is now reporting results.

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Mitt Romney' s state chairman Al Cardenas says robo calls portraying Romney as soft on Castro have been going out this afternoon to Miami voters.

The calls almost immediately following appearances by diplomat Roger Noriega praising the candidate on Spanish-language radio, said Cardenas, who called the calls "dirty pool" and "despicable."

He said he's not sure who is behind the calls but said "we can only assume it's one of our opponents."

Romney campaign is getting reports of anti-Romney pushpolling in Orlando, Fort Myers and West Palm Beach, the calls started this morning.

The poll calls are saying that Romney never supported Bush tax cuts, supports tax-payer funded abortions and wants relations with Fidel Castro. Some calls have targeted the Cuban community in South Florida and are in Spanish, said Al Cardenas, Romney's Florida chair.

"These are clearly negative and false attacks against Gov. Romney by a flailing campaign desperate to change the dialogue on issues that matter most to Florida voters like lower taxes, less government and stronger families," said campaign spokeswoman Kristy Campbell.

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Ben Romney and his beautiful wife visited the volunteers working at the Romney Campaign’s Pensacola, FL phone bank on Saturday, January 26th. The setting was a hotel conference room filled with volunteers from every walk of life, dialing and talking on cell phones to local registered republicans. Ben stated that two things contribute to a political win; number one, the candidate, and, number two, the campaign. First, Ben shared a few reasons why he thought the candidate was a winner, starting with the obvious, “Well he is my dad” and then telling us why he felt his dad would do a great job. Ben then talked about the second thing that contributes to a political win; the campaign. He pointed to the room full of cell phone wrangling volunteers and said, “That’s you.” It was obvious that his appreciation was genuine and sincere and he took time to speak to every single volunteer. I’m not shy, so I asked a special favor of Ben. He personally phoned my mother in Arizona and asked for her vote for his dad. My mom is still talking about it. On Monday, Jan 28th I’ll make a three hour drive to Panama City Florida to volunteer at the Rally and see Mitt again.

Just received a polling phone call and they were asking me questions against Mitt: "Mitt Romney was against the Bush tax cuts. Does this make you more or less likely to vote for Mitt Romney?" I asked who paid for this poll and the guy hung up.

The number: 856-627-1792
And it's Telepoint Communications in New Jersey.

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I got a call from a buddy of mine that told me of how McCain is on the attack in Florida. He lives in Miami. He got a call touting McCain and claiming that "McCain is the only Republican that could compete with the Dems." Saying that "Romney would be beat by 10 points." They said, "that is a political blow out". He said at the end of the message that it was paid for by John McCain for President. He told me that McCain was with Sen. Martinez and was challenging Romney's economic message.

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On January 25th I attended a Mitt Romney Meet & Greet event in Pensacola, Florida. An active campaign volunteer, I worked the table at the event; collecting volunteer cards and contributions to Mitt’s campaign. The audience was charged and the enthusiasm was like dynamite ready to ignite. By the end of the event over two hundred people were chanting, “But They Haven’t” and clamoring for their Mitt Romney yard signs.

Also at the event were the ubiquitous Ron Paul Supporters, hoping to disrupt the Romney event and get some media coverage for their guy. Quite graciously, they were escorted off the private property but encouraged to stand on the public access street with their signs. The only expectation was that they not be disruptive of the event being held on private property.

A few Romney supporters looked out onto the street, shook their heads and asked, "Can’t we make them leave; they’re kooks?” I then shared my opinion about Ron Paul’s supporters. As a dedicated Romney fan, I think MittHeads should love the Ron Paul people. I tell Ron Paul’s campaigners, “Thank you for thinking about our country’s future, for exercising your right to vote, and for being a member of the Republican Party – we may have our differences during the primary but we also have some common ground and I hope you’ll remember that after the primary.”

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We have "boots on the ground" and are working really hard to bring Florida for Gov Romney. I would like to mention that the Romney Campaign is a first class organization disciplined to convey the true Mitt Romney to the people with pride, dignity and self respect. We are reminded constantly to remain dignified, do not criticize opponents and emphasize Gov Romney's strengths and dedication to his platform - and our telephone calls are ALL LIVE encounters. Lots of positive volunteers on the phone and on the ground because they believe in Gov Romney and know he is the best candidate for President. We will not stop until the last poll is closed on Tuesday - it is truly an inspiring campaign - full of energy and hope for the future. Strong support among evangelicals in the I-4 corridor - intelligent and thinking people who are making their decisions based on the man, his life and his experience.

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BOCA RATON, Fla. -- The ever-shrinking GOP presidential field (Giuliani, Huckabee, McCain, Paul, and Romney) meets for potentially the last time as a five-way contest tonight. Broadcast live on MSNBC and streamed on msnbc.com from 9:00 pm to 10:30 pm ET, the debate here will be moderated by NBC’s Brian Williams; he will be joined by NBC’s Tim Russert, as well as St. Petersburg Times editor Paul Tash. It’s the only debate before the state’s crucial primary on Tuesday. And there’s a do-or-die feel to it. One tries to avoid the prediction game, particularly for this campaign season, and yet all signs point to this debate being one of the most contentious of the cycle for the GOP. Why? If the candidates don't stop McCain now, they never will.

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