I thought this part was interesting:

Moreover, he believes his own spin and assumes others share his distorted view of himself and reality.

When comparing him to Romney, it's both a strength and a weakness. Romney (frequently) doesn't believe his own spin, and it shows.

Hmm, Cuban Capitalism lines up with Cayman Capitalism. Florida just got more interesting.

Quite an unfortunate misstep on Newt's part.

This is why Newt made the comment in his victory speech about the elites in New York and Washington.  This is significant 1) if conservatives in Florida think Rubio is now part of the establishment elites in Washington and 2) if many Floridians actually hear the rebuff.  Regarding point number 2, the whole issue about campaigning in Florida is about how difficult it is to get one's message out to the whole state, and thus benefits the candidate who has a lot of money to saturate the airwaves.  Chances are it becomes a little blip in the flood of election news, commercials, etc. (mixed metaphor?) - in part because a lot of folks in FL are probably tired of the campaign by now and just tuning it all out.

Couple of things to note about Florida politics. Rubio does not poll as high as he used to. That could be because of Rick Scott drag on the Republican party or he appears not to do much for Florida. Charley Christ is still very popular in Florida. He could still run again for Governor. The Tea Party is strong only in a few areas like the Villages and north Florida.