Monday's 'high-stakes' Florida debate: 4 key questions

Romney and Gingrich are itching to trade verbal blows in the first debate since Newt's South Carolina landslide dramatically changed the race

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The Republican presidential candidates meet in Florida Monday night for their 18th debate, with a reinvigorated Newt Gingrich strutting forward and faltering frontrunner Mitt Romney hoping to regain his footing. Gingrich's come-from-behind South Carolina landslide has silenced talk of Romney's inevitability ahead of the Sunshine State's Jan. 31 primary, especially with Newt surging 8 points past Romney according to a new InsiderAdvantage poll. Could the NBC-hosted debate in Tampa further change the race? Here, four key factors to keep an eye on:

1. Can Newt dominate yet another debate?

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