Newt Gingrich's dominating victory in yesterday's GOP presidential primary in South Carolina puts him in position to make a strong bid to win the Florida primary January 31.
Space policy may play a role in Florida. With the retirement of the space shuttle, jobs is an issue on the Space Coast; Florida is trying to attract more private space companies, which would hopefully hire some of the highly skilled people furloughed by NASA and shuttle contractors, for example. Gingrich is a long-time supporter of moving into space, and emphasizes the role private enterprise should play in the process. Mitt Romney, on the other hand, has called Gingrich's support for building a manned lunar base "zany" in this era of huge budget deficits.
Sparks about space might fly.
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