Mitt Romney's ties to the Northeast gave him a boost on the way to winning the New Hampshire primary.
Newt Gingrich's roots in the South probably had at least a little to do with his triumph in South Carolina. But such geographic ties aren't expected to help either presidential candidate in next
week's Republican primary in Florida. It's a diverse state feeling a world of economic hurt.
Voters interviewed by The Associated Press say that where a candidate is from doesn't matter as much as choosing someone who can defeat President Barack Obama and fix the economy.
Romney is a former governor of Massachusetts, which borders New Hampshire. Gingrich was a congressman from Georgia, which is next door to South Carolina.
