<p>Despite lavishing attention and commercials on Florida voters for weeks, Giuliani is tied for third place among Republicans with the scarcely visible Mike Huckabee, The Miami Herald poll found.</p>
<p>Giuliani’s Florida-or-bust strategy has been a bust.</p>
<p>A new St. Petersburg Times poll shows the former Massachusetts governor and Arizona senator neck and neck among Florida Republicans, while Rudy Giuliani’s Florida-or-bust strategy has been a bust.</p>
<p>BOCA RATON, Fla. Rudolph W. Giuliani, who has staked his candidacy on the Florida primary only to see his standing in statewide polls slip, said here Thursday afternoon that he would stay in the race even if he loses on Jan. 29.</p>
<p>I’m certain just about any Floridian will be quick to agree that Giuliani’s ads are quite annoying. How amoral of him to attempt to so imposingly use a profound national tragedy as leverage for his own gain. There, I have said what each of the candidates is thinking but is without the guts to say.</p>
<p>I used to live near NYC. Giuliani had his moments as an effective mayor, but over time he evolved into a buffoon. He was a complete laughingstock until 9/11. No one remembers this, but in the months before the disaster no one around NYC took Giuliani seriously - he was like the Britney Spears of politicians. Seeing him try to take credit for NYCs turnaround is so funny - apparently the great economy the entire country was enjoying while he was in office had nothing to do with it. I will agree that he said and did all the right things when the planes hit. But since I hope our country isn’t in for multiple disastrous terrorist attacks over the next 4 years, I don’t think he’s the man to be President.</p>
<p>He also takes credit for 9/11 for mostly just being there and not being paralyzed while reading “My Pet Goat.” In fact, as has been well documented, 9/11 response would have been better if not for some of his idiotic decisions.</p>