Goodbye Rudy And?
Ernie Fitzpatrick asked:
The rumor mills were working overtime Tuesday evening after the expected results for the Florida primary were settled. Rudy Guiliani had built his firewall (the only one) in Florida and last night that went up in smoke. So, Rudy is expected to announce today from California that he is dropping out of the race and endorsing John McCain. Will there be another announcement at noon from New Orleans?
Last night, Giuliani stopped short of announcing he was stepping down, but delivered a valedictory speech that was more farewell than fight-on. Why should he?
The former mayor finished a distant third to the winner, McCain, and close second-place finisher Mitt Romney. Republican officials said Giuliani would endorse McCain on Wednesday in California. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity in advance of the public announcement. But anyone with a small ability to read between the lines got the message. Rudy is toast!
Asked directly whether he was dropping out of the race, Giuliani said only: “I’m going to California.” Republican presidential candidates were scheduled to debate at the Reagan presidential library in Simi Valley on Wednesday night. Did you hear it?
On the otehr side of the isle, John Edwards has cancelled a couple of speeches and instead he is going to New Orleans today to give a speech on poverty. New Orleans? A speech on poverty? Isn’t New Orleans where he kicked off his campaign? And could it be that this is where he ends his campaign? Think maybe?
We need to get this field narrowed down, so we can see what Michael Bloomberg is going to do, and maybe Ron Paul. Bloomberg would be a serious threat. Ron Paul would only get his message out and have a vehicle to spend those millions that people wasted on his candidacy.
In the meantime, we now have a two person race in both parties and we’re headed to Super Tuesday where much will be decided, but not everything. Remember, those Democrats have some 800 Super Delegates who can do just about anything they choose. Ted Kennedy is one of them.
The rumor mills were working overtime Tuesday evening after the expected results for the Florida primary were settled. Rudy Guiliani had built his firewall (the only one) in Florida and last night that went up in smoke. So, Rudy is expected to announce today from California that he is dropping out of the race and endorsing John McCain. Will there be another announcement at noon from New Orleans?
Last night, Giuliani stopped short of announcing he was stepping down, but delivered a valedictory speech that was more farewell than fight-on. Why should he?
The former mayor finished a distant third to the winner, McCain, and close second-place finisher Mitt Romney. Republican officials said Giuliani would endorse McCain on Wednesday in California. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity in advance of the public announcement. But anyone with a small ability to read between the lines got the message. Rudy is toast!
Asked directly whether he was dropping out of the race, Giuliani said only: “I’m going to California.” Republican presidential candidates were scheduled to debate at the Reagan presidential library in Simi Valley on Wednesday night. Did you hear it?
On the otehr side of the isle, John Edwards has cancelled a couple of speeches and instead he is going to New Orleans today to give a speech on poverty. New Orleans? A speech on poverty? Isn’t New Orleans where he kicked off his campaign? And could it be that this is where he ends his campaign? Think maybe?
We need to get this field narrowed down, so we can see what Michael Bloomberg is going to do, and maybe Ron Paul. Bloomberg would be a serious threat. Ron Paul would only get his message out and have a vehicle to spend those millions that people wasted on his candidacy.
In the meantime, we now have a two person race in both parties and we’re headed to Super Tuesday where much will be decided, but not everything. Remember, those Democrats have some 800 Super Delegates who can do just about anything they choose. Ted Kennedy is one of them.