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Right In Der Fuhrer's Face... - 01/30/08 06:29 AM
McCain Wins; Giuliani Set to Drop Out
MIAMI — Senator John McCain defeated Mitt Romney on Tuesday to win the delegate-rich Florida primary, solidifying his transformation to the Republican front-runner and dealing a devastating blow to the presidential hopes of Rudolph W. Giuliani.
Candidate Topic PagesMore Politics NewsAides to Mr. McCain and Mr. Guiliani said that after Tuesday’s dismal third-place finish, the former New York mayor would drop out of the race later on Wednesday and was likely to endorse Mr. McCain. Republican officials said the two candidates’ staffs were discussing the logistics of an endorsement.The results were a decisive turning point in the Republican race, effectively winnowing the field to Mr. McCain and Mr. Romney, two candidates with very different backgrounds who have little affection for one another but share a similar challenge in winning over elements of the party suspicious of their ideological credentials...
Exit polls showed that Mr. Giuliani did not even have a clear edge among voters who were most concerned about his signature issue, terrorism; incomplete returns Tuesday night showed him narrowly finishing ahead of Mr. Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor, who barely campaigned in Florida.
FULL STORY
Related:
For Giuliani, a Dizzying Free-Fall
Perhaps he was living an illusion all along.
ONE NASTY SON OF A BITCH
In Matters Big and Small, Crossing Giuliani Had Price
Pre 9/11. The man never heard of the First Amendment.
MIAMI — Senator John McCain defeated Mitt Romney on Tuesday to win the delegate-rich Florida primary, solidifying his transformation to the Republican front-runner and dealing a devastating blow to the presidential hopes of Rudolph W. Giuliani.
Candidate Topic PagesMore Politics NewsAides to Mr. McCain and Mr. Guiliani said that after Tuesday’s dismal third-place finish, the former New York mayor would drop out of the race later on Wednesday and was likely to endorse Mr. McCain. Republican officials said the two candidates’ staffs were discussing the logistics of an endorsement.The results were a decisive turning point in the Republican race, effectively winnowing the field to Mr. McCain and Mr. Romney, two candidates with very different backgrounds who have little affection for one another but share a similar challenge in winning over elements of the party suspicious of their ideological credentials...
Exit polls showed that Mr. Giuliani did not even have a clear edge among voters who were most concerned about his signature issue, terrorism; incomplete returns Tuesday night showed him narrowly finishing ahead of Mr. Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor, who barely campaigned in Florida.
FULL STORY
Related:
For Giuliani, a Dizzying Free-Fall
Perhaps he was living an illusion all along.
ONE NASTY SON OF A BITCH
In Matters Big and Small, Crossing Giuliani Had Price
Quote:
His police commanders stationed snipers atop City Hall and sent helicopters whirling overhead when 100 or so unarmed Housing Works protesters marched nearby in 1998.
Pre 9/11. The man never heard of the First Amendment.
