Is Giuliani Abandoning Iowa And N.H?

GOP Hopeful Is Campaigning Hard In Florida While The Other Candidates Stick In Iowa

(CBS)  Today in sunny Ft. Lauderdale, Rudy Giuliani campaigned as if the Florida primary was next week.

Giuliani told CBS News national correspondent Byron Pitts: “Well, sure, we’re getting near the end now!”

And perhaps he has to.

Pitts asked: “Here is something that I've heard from people who support you in Iowa in New Hampshire. This is a quote: 'Why has Rudy Giuliani written off New Hampshire and Iowa?'”

“We haven’t had a proportionate strategy in that we’ve tried to spend time in all of the states,” Giuliani said. “I see it as a nine-inning game and in a nine-inning game…”

“But you don’t have to play the first three?” Pitts asked.

“Sure, we have. We've been in Iowa quite a bit,” Giuliani said. “We’ve been in New Hampshire more … we think this strategy fits our campaign.”

What do does he mean by fit? That Giuliani doesn't fit in Iowa?

“No, meaning what resources we had, what was available to us to accomplish how we thought the election would play out. This seems to be the strategy to fit this particular election,” Giuliani said.

That’s not how they see it in New Hampshire.

“I think Giuliani has basically written New Hampshire off,” said Giuliani supporter Marshall Cobleigh.

That from a Giuliani supporter, who is New Hampshire's former speaker of the House. He fears his man has lost momentum.

“I think he’s got a horrible national strategy,” Cobleigh said.

If not “horrible,” analysts call it “dangerous.”

“The Giuliani campaign is nervous and worried and they should be,” said political analyst Larry Sabato. “They realize that everything depends on Florida on Jan. 29. Either Giuliani wins Florida and catapults himself into the super-duper primaries on Feb. 5, or it’s over.”

That's not how Giuliani sees it.

Is Florida make or break for him?

“Florida is very important,” Giuliani said.

At this late date, he has no other choice. He'll either be the frontrunner or a footnote.

[demwatcher]

Iowa and New Hampshire mean LITTLE in the big picture! Iowa has only 7 electoral college votes and NH just 4.

Pissant stuff! Just 11 out of 538 in the country! Only 2 percent of the total and just 4 percent of what is needed to get elected.

Florida has 27 votes. That is almost 2.5 times that of those other states combined.

I like our electoral college system, but PLEASE, there is NO LOGICAL reason for Iowa and NH to be rated so high.

[cfin5]

Rudy will treat the citizens in Florida the same way he treats them in Iowa and New Hampshire. Let me elaborate a little on this. How are the citizens different in importance from one state to the next? I mean, other than electoral votes, how does he think that he can get away with that. Floridians are gonna say when he shows up down there,.....Here comes a "thuck up"! On the other hand, maybe the folks in Iowa and New Hampshire already gave him an "exit" sign for Christmas.........Ron Paul treats everyone the same,...and the mix of Americans in the rEVOLution proves it. We think the citizens of Iowa and New Hampshire are VERY important!

[xmasjones]

Rudy is Not-Ready-For-Prime-Time.

He''s never run a national campaign before.

He knows the five boroughs of NYC, but to run nationally requires a skill set Rudy has never mastered.

He carries more baggage than the Samsonite Company, and as the fascination with "America''s Mayor" gives way to increased scrutiny into his business and political affairs (not to mention his personal life), Rudy will wither and fade.

[tylenol6]

Does Bush have the primaries rigged for Guiliani that
he dosen''t have to worry???????

[ixoye_02]

I don''t want to hear anymore about f*cking Ron Paul. His supporters are scary to me and frankly they are annoying me to no end. I considered Ron Paul at one time and liked some of the ideas that he spoke. But since his web supporters believe, that by constantly and repeatedly posting the same message over and over again, this would raise awareness and support from independents like myself. They are mistaken. I''ve talked to enough people who have already pushed Ron Paul into the "looney" bin because of his blog supporters. How unfortunate....repeating things over and over again does not generate truth, especially for people who can think and discern for themselves and not rely on recycled thought garbage.

[ixoye_02]

I guess Sleaziani has to cut and run from Iowa and New Hampshire because his message doesn''t appeal to small town and rural America. Guess what....sleaze doesn''t work for urban Americans too. Just ask some people in New York city about Sleaziani''s record. I can''t wait til he comes to my state, California. He can''t wipe away the baggage and *** that he brings quickly enough to have appeal here too.

[cyberus-2009]

I like our electoral college system, but PLEASE, there is NO LOGICAL reason for Iowa and NH to be rated so high.

Posted by DemWatcher at 08:20 PM : Dec 27, 2007
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Of course there is a logical reason.

It insures that the parties control who were get to vote for without a whiff of democratic procedure.

[jsilver2th]

Good Plan if his goal is to eliminate Mitt from the race. Hoping Iowa NH SC split and no ones gets traction.

[cfin5]

Ronald Reagan, U.S. President

%u201CRon Paul is one of the outstanding leaders fighting for a stronger national defense. As a former Air Force officer, he knows well the needs of our armed forces, and he always puts them first. We need to keep him fighting for our country.%u201D-------------Ron Paul''s foreign policy concerning our military is like this. Walk softly (on our own dirt) and carry a big stick. It''s called "ARMED NEUTRALITY" folks! Think about it and how fair this is concerning our manners towards our neighbors. Nothing less than AMERICA FIRST!!!

[b-easy63]

I think all candidates who lose should have to donate every penny of their campaign donations to charity. Even if they have already spent the money, they should have to raise the money all over again and give it to charity.

That would stop a lot of frivolous campaign bids, make PACs and everyone really think twice about a candidate or campaign and eliminate bs--ers. McCain, Dodd, Tancredo, et al would think twice if they knew that no matter how much they spent or who originally gave them the money--if they lost they would be encumbered (as would any/all of their staff) and they would have to return every single penny.

Such a waste of money. At the very least if they take public funding, they should have to repay that. LOL

[b-easy63]

He''''s never run a national campaign before.

He knows the five boroughs of NYC, but to run nationally requires a skill set Rudy has never mastered.

He carries more baggage than the Samsonite Company, and as the fascination with "America''''s Mayor" gives way to increased scrutiny into his business and political affairs (not to mention his personal life), Rudy will wither and fade.

Posted by XmasJones at 08:37 PM : Dec 27, 2007


Candidates do NOT run campaigns--campaign mgrs and supporters do. If Rudy fails it will be for the things you state, but for also failing to choose a more savvy team who understood the stakes and the ramifications of lost momentum and disillusionment in Iowa or NH. Frankly to disregard the voting public in any state is to show the American people that they are only fodder to be exploited then discarded. The ramifications and perceptions of such disrespect extend far beyond Iowa and NH.

[b-easy63]

Yeah Rudy--BE a footnote and take your mistress with you. lmao

[perception5]

Brand new poll from LaTimes out of New Hampshire has:

Mitt Romney surging to a 14% lead over Lone Ranger McCain 34% to 20%.

Lost Rudy comes in third at 17%.

Looks like the attempts by our corrupt liberal wolfpack press to "prop" up and promote Lone Ranger McCain isn''t working with the voters there in New Hampshire.

In Iowa Mitt Romney has pulled withing 2% of Slick Huck 29% ot 27%.

The GOP nomination is Mitt Romney''s to lose and our corrupt liberal wolfpack press is doing everything in their corrupt power to stop Mitt now. If they don''t they know he will be our 45th President of the USA.

GO MITT!

[hwy71so]

Guiliani, Clinton, Edwards, and Obama are all of the SAME character. Can''t you people see that? I just don''t see how you could choose between one or the other. I''m glad neither of them are my choice.

If I were a Republican, I''d tell Guiliani to find another party. Like maybe the Democrats. If I were a Democrat, I''d invite him in.

No, I think the party that probably most reflects my beliefs would be the Whigs of days gone by. We need another Samuel Adams.

A sound family life
Faith in God
Devotion to the commonwealth
Selfless
An astute business man
Finally, he was willing to yield his life on behalf of his fellow countrymen.

I doubt either of these four are of that mindset.

[random_radar]

A liberal New Yorker is not going to appeal to voters in Iowa and New Hampshire. That''s why the strategy is to go for the retired New Yorkers in Florida and hope for the best.

Unfortunately, there aren''t enough New Yorkers to win the nomination. Even if Florida can be won, it will be a one-hit wonder and a flash in the pan.

Should have been a Democrat.

[ioweign]

Is Giuliani Abandoning Iowa And N.H?



Just ask his previous wives...

[rowdytexan2]

Rudy''s scuzzy lifestyle and bouncing ball left to right politics is a dog that just isn''t going to hunt.

He needs to give up being president...he can make more money by continuing to play around with the mob.

[bdrlnt4rl]

Is Giuliani Abandoning Iowa And N.H?



Just ask his previous wives...


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[Con Mohrat]

According to Joe Biden, Rudy Giulani has three parts to every sentence: A Noun, A Verb, and "9/11".

[aminor3x]

Well there''s one good reason for Iowa to come first: It will help keep out the trash, like Mr. Adultery and Abortion here.