Rudy ready to drop out
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani gave a last hurrah speech tonight following his third place showing in today’s Florida primary without officially announcing his withdrawal from the presidential race.
Giuliani is expected to officially announce his withdrawal tomorrow at a press conference in California announcing his endorsement Sen. John McCain of Arizona.
Giuliani relied on a high risk campaign strategy that a victory in Florida’s winner-take-all primary would propel his candidacy with momentum going into the Feb. 5 Super Tuesday primaries.
Instead, his poor showing in the early states of Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina bounced him out of the top place in the polls and generated doubts about his candidacy.
“I believe our party will be stronger as a result of the competition we are going through,’’ Giuliani told supporters during his concession speech in Orlando.
“I am proud we chose to stay positive and run a campaign of ideas,’’ he said. “You don’t always win.’’
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“doubts about his candidacy” ! he was the scariest most dangerous candidate in the whole shebang !