From The Road
January 29, 2008 7:05 AM

Giuliani Calls On Young Voters

By
Ryan Corsaro
Topics
Rudy Giuliani
(CBS)
From CBS News' Ryan Corsaro:

MIAMI BEACH, FLA. -- Rudy Giuliani says it's just a matter of getting people out the door and into the booths to win today's Florida GOP primary.

"We have the votes, we have the votes to win…they're at home," shouted Giuliani. "We have to get them out to the polls!"

Last night, on the eve of the primary, Giuliani told a roaring crowd of hundreds of Florida International University students that he needs their vote.

"We've been campaigning in Florida, it seems like months, and I feel like I'm one of you."

Stressing the importance of keeping the United States safe from terrorism, Giuliani said energy independence would silence the current administration's enemies.

"People like Ahmedinejad and Chavez would have very little to say," said Giuliani.

Giuliani got an unintentional laugh when mentioning his vision for the space program, which he pledges to expand.

"We're gonna put someone on Mars before anyone else does…" said Rudy, to laughs from some of the crowd.

"No, no, no! That is a serious promise!" he insisted.

Rousing the spirit of the crowd's Cuban Americans, Giuliani stood with Gov. Rick Perry, R-Tex., and actor Jon Voight, saying he would like to rid the country of Fidel Castro and communism.

"I hope if I become president, we will be able to go to Cuba," he said as supporters went silent.

"We'll go to a Cuba in which the power is not passed from one brother to another, but from people in elections!"

Giuliani's poll numbers continue to slip not only in this state, but in states that come after it, including his home state of New York.

But the campaign is banking, both financially and politically, that a strong showing with aid from early voting in Florida will give Giuliani a boost to continue the election race.

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by gracianp January 29, 2008 6:58 PM EST
I hope his criminal ties continue to catch up with Julie-Annie wherever he goes. We do NOT need yet another criminal in the White House.
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by marinepatriot January 29, 2008 3:17 PM EST
Governor Huckabee is the best candidate. The media bias that was given to candidates in lower positions than Huckabee has hurt him. Huckabee just finished SC getting 2nd by just 3% to Mccain. 33% to 30%. Romney got 12%. When you are #2 Nationwide, #2 in delegates, and #1 in most upcoming states you deserve appropriate media attention.

The dirty candidate is still funding groups to make negative charges against him and inventing mud.

The media as a whole said Huckabee was out of money, that he was pulling out of Florida, that he was not one of the front-runners, and all of that is just sad.

Governor Huckabee isn''t paying millions to the news stations, so they lie and say he is not doing good?

We know the truth. Today, the race is more about money than it is about the candidate. Our system is set up to elect the rich and their friends. Thats why our economy is hurting so bad right now.

While most of us are eating every single bite of our chicken, Romney is pealing the skin off and carfefuly eating the best cuts!
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by forliberty January 29, 2008 1:46 PM EST
Rudy Giuliani''s political career is finished. You can''t win the Republican nomination as a conservative when you are clearly not a conservative. See "Rudy Giuliani''s Conservative Remake" at YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18FJZZk1i0Q
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