Mitt looks golden in Silver State

By S.A. MILLER Post Correspondent

Last Updated: 5:33 AM, February 4, 2012

Posted: 1:54 AM, February 4, 2012

WASHINGTON — The Mitt Romney express is barreling ahead in Nevada.

The Republican presidential front-runner is headed for a landslide victory in today’s caucuses, according to a new poll that showed him leading by 25 points in the Silver State.

Following his solid victory Tuesday in the Florida primary, a big Nevada victory will give him run-away momentum heading into contests next week in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri.

A Public Policy Polling survey released yesterday had Romney dominating the Nevada race with 50 percent of support from likely Republican caucus-goers.

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GLAD-HANDING: Mitt Romney presses the flesh yesterday in Nevada, where he holds a commanding lead going into today’s caucuses.

His chief rival, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, came in a distant second, with 25 percent. Texas Rep. Ron Paul got 15 percent and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum finished last, with 8 percent.

Gingrich intensified his attacks on Romney for being a moderate, calling him a watered-down version of President Obama.

“It isn’t good enough for the Republican Party to nominate Obama-lite,” he told supporters at a country music nightclub in Las Vegas.