As the Florida Republican Presidential Primary slips into history, with US Senator John McCain of Arizona winning the state's 57 delegates and generating tremendous momentum heading into next Tuesday's multi-state contests, I would like to post a roundup of recent independent public polling (where applicable) in states that have a Republican presidential primary election or nomination caucus on Tuesday February 5.

States where recent polling shows John McCain in the lead:

Arizona, California, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Illinois and Oklahoma.

States where Mitt Romney is in the lead:

Colorado, Massachusetts, and Utah.

States where Mike Huckabee is in the lead:

Arkansas, Georgia, Missouri and Tennessee.

States where no recent polling has been conducted:

Delaware, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota and West Virginia.

In Alabama, there is a tie between McCain and Huckabee.

Ron Paul has a lead nowhere, except, perhaps, in his own mind.

To see the source material and background for this analysis, please visit here.

These independent polls were commissioned prior to McCain's stunning Florida victory. It is not surprising that McCain is leading in his home state of Arizona, but it is noteworthy that McCain leads in the three states with the largest prize of delegates (California, New York and Illinois).

Mike Huckabee, a Southerner, is leading in Old Confederacy states and states that border Huckabee's native Arkansas. Not a surprise.

Mitt Romney leads in his adopted home state of Massachusetts as well as Utah and Colorado. It is widely believed by political analysts that Romney's unmatched strentgh in Utah stems from staunch voter support of his economic stimulus proposal.

Questions going forward for February 5: How much longer will Mitt spend Tagg's inheritance on what is quickly becoming an exercise in futility? How can Mike Huckabee still afford fuel and lodging? Will extremist Ron Paul ever gain his sanity?

...To be decided no later than February 5.