Scenes From Florida's Campaign Trail

POLITICS VOTE 2012 -- January 30, 2012 at 4:22 PM EDT

Scenes From Florida's Campaign Trail

Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney debate in Florida; photo by Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images (Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney at the Florida Republican Presidential debate Jan. 26 at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Fla. PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images.)

The PBS NewsHour's politics team is on the ground in Florida covering the buildup to Tuesday's primary: the biggest test yet for the GOP presidential hopefuls.

Though the team has witnessed many more bilingual ads and events targeted toward Hispanic voters in the past week, Ray Suarez writes that the Hispanic vote is not "determinative of anything much" in Florida here.

After the jump, see more on the week that included moon bases, two debates and the release of Romney's tax returns:

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