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Florida Primary

Will Rudy Giuliani make a miraculous comeback in Florida, the state on which he has gambled the most time and money?

This Jan. 29 primary is the key to Republican candidate Rudy Giuliani's skip-the-early-contests strategy. The plan may backfire, however, now that Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney and John McCain have taken a major chomp out of his lead. Because Florida's early primary date violates party rules, it has been deprived of half its GOP delegates and all of its Democratic ones.

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  • January 2008

    • Giuliani Goes for Broke in Fla.

      Orlando Sentinel  |  Jan 18, 08 4:45 PM CST

      Giuliani Goes for Broke in Fla.

      (Newser) - Rudy Giuliani has put every penny toward victory in Florida, hoping to build a dam that rising waters can’t breach. Come Jan. 29, says his campaign chairman, “we'll be the smartest guys in America or the dumbest guys in America.” Giuliani’s been to Florida nearly 30 times and doesn't plan to let up before the big day, the Orlando Sentinel reports. More »

    • Giuliani Tries for Hail Mary in Florida

      Associated Press  |  Jan 18, 08

      NEW YORK (AP) %u2014 Republican Rudy Giuliani challenged political convention in shrugging off early primaries while staking his presidential candidacy on delegate-rich, later-voting states, a strategy that could be a colossal failure or a masterful calculation. The former New York mayor is suffering from money woes and hasn't won a single primary. Other Republicans have been gobbling up delegates and national media attention, but Giuliani has won one key bet he placed long ago: Even after the first few contests, there would be no clear front-runner in the GOP field.

    • Rudy Needs Florida to Take NY

      New York Times  |  Jan 17, 08 2:00 PM CST

      Rudy Needs Florida to Take NY

      (Newser) - Rudy Giuliani's supporters predict a distant finish in Florida's Jan. 29 primary will cost him in Feb. 5 voting in strongholds New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. A strategy of focusing on Florida while ignoring early states has seen Giuliani plummet in Republican polls. "If he carries Florida, he carries New York," one former adviser told the New York Times , but "I wouldn't bet on it." More »

    • Amid doubts, Giuliani courts conservatives in Fla.

      Newsday  |  Jan 17, 08

      GULF BREEZE, Fla. - After a dismal showing in the Michigan Republican primary, Rudy Giuliani intensified his strategy of appealing to conservative voters in Florida, but even some who attended his rallies worried he may not be conservative enough. Giuliani, who finished sixth in Michigan after poor showings in Iowa and New Hampshire, has been focusing his resources on winning the Florida primary Jan. 29, even forgoing any significant presence in South Carolina, which holds its primary Saturday.

    • Romney's outlook is 'pretty darn good'

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jan 16, 08

      One day after winning a convincing victory in Michigan, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney pledged to give Sen. John McCain of Arizona "a run for his money" in seeking the GOP presidential nomination. "I'm not making predictions about what's going to happen in every other state, but I'm feeling pretty darn good at this point," Romney said on NBC's "Today Show." Predicting that McCain will win Saturday's GOP primary in South Carolina, Romney said he hopes to do well in Nevada, which also caucuses Saturday.

    • Rivals Catch Giuliani in Fla.

      Salon  |  Jan 14, 08 2:39 PM CST

      Rivals Catch Giuliani in Fla.

      (Newser) - The strategy that had Rudy Giuliani waiting until the Jan. 29 Florida primary to make a grand entrance—and then running away with the race—is looking pretty rocky, says Salon blogger Tim Grieve. The New Yorker is now in a virtual four-Republican tie in Florida, says a Quinnipiac poll. Giuliani has 20% of the vote to John McCain’s 22%, Mitt Romney’s 19%, and Mike Huckabee’s 19% More »

    • Rudy's Camp Beseeches Donors

      New York Daily News  |  Jan 13, 08 12:16 PM CST

      Rudy's Camp Beseeches Donors

      (Newser) - Rudy Giuliani's campaign is urgently requesting funds, the New York Daily News reports, seemingly contradicting the camp’s denials of financial hardship. While staffers are going without paychecks this month—voluntarily, they say—Giuliani’s campaign manager emailed a plea to prospective donors yesterday. “I am asking you to dig a little deeper," he wrote. "Will you help us one more time?" More »

    • Giuliani Aides Working Without Pay

      Politico  |  Jan 11, 08 2:05 PM CST

      Giuliani Aides Working Without Pay

      (Newser) - Top Rudy Giuliani staffers are working without pay this month, an aide to hizzoner tells Politico. After weeks of rumors that donations were drying up, the campaign manager and other high-ranking advisers either volunteered to work free or were asked to forgo wages so that all resources could be put towards a massive Florida ad buy. More »

    • Rudy Did Try in NH—and Still Failed

      ABC News  |  Jan 9, 08 9:37 AM CST

      Rudy Did Try in NH&mdash;and Still Failed

      (Newser) - Rudy Giuliani shrugged off his 9%, fourth-place showing in New Hampshire last night, citing his strategy to skimp there and go for the bigger states with later primaries — Florida, New York and California. But the numbers belie that claim, reports ABC News. Giuliani attended 126 pre-primary events in New Hampshire, according to the network's count, well outstripping winner John McCain's 104. Only Mitt Romney, who made it to 176 events, outdid him. More »

    • After NH, What’s Next?

      New York Times  |  Jan 7, 08 8:36 PM CST

      After NH, What&rsquo;s Next?

      (Newser) - After tomorrow's New Hampshire primary separates the early winners from losers, the trail will change radically, the New York Times reports. South Carolina, Nevada, and Florida will bring more diverse racial demographics into play and turn up the heat on bread-and-butter issues. "All of a sudden you’re playing on a magnified stage," recalls a strategist who worked with John McCain in 2000. More »

  • September 2007

    • Florida Dems to Stick With Jan. 29 Primary

      Associated Press  |  Sep 23, 07 1:05 PM CDT

      Florida Dems to Stick With Jan. 29 Primary

      (Newser) - Defiant Florida Democrats are poised to flout national party rules and push forward with a state primary on Jan. 29. The move means the DNC will strip Florida of its 210 nominating convention delegates and major Democratic candidates will not campaign in the state, reports the AP. "I'm not concerned with the DNC," one Florida party leader said. More »

  • August 2007

    • DNC Bars Fla. Delegates from '08 Convention

      Washington Post  |  Aug 26, 07 10:44 AM CDT

      DNC Bars Fla. Delegates from '08 Convention

      (Newser) - Hoping to make an example of Florida in the escalating competition for ever-earlier primary dates, the DNC voted yesterday to strip the state of its delegates to next year's nominating convention, the Washington Post reports. Florida can regain its delegates if it reschedules its primary, currently set for January 29, within 30 days. More »

    • DNC Threatens to Ban Florida From '08 Convention

      Washington Post  |  Aug 25, 07 10:14 AM CDT

      DNC Threatens to Ban Florida From '08 Convention

      (Newser) - A pugnacious Democratic National Committee is taking direct aim at Florida today, scheduling a vote on whether the state should be punished for pushing its primary up to Jan. 29,  the Washington Post reports. Party rules prohibit any primary before Feb. 5; the penalty would be barring Florida delegates to the party's '08 convention in Denver. More »

  • May 2007

    • Florida Moves Primary To January 29

      Miami Herald  |  May 4, 07 10:34 AM CDT

      Florida Moves Primary To January 29

      (Newser) - The state's historic election difficulties notwithstanding, Florida's presidential primaries will be among the earliest in the nation. Yesterday's legislative approval of the January 29 date is already provoking other states into maneuvering for the first spot. Said the Massachusetts secretary of state: "The idea that this election could begin in 2007 may come true." More »

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James Roosevelt, Jr., left, and Alexis M. Herman, right, co-chairs of the Democratic National Committee's Rules and Bylaws Committee preside over their hearing in Washington, Saturday, Aug. 25, 2007....   (Associated Press)
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, right, hugs Congressman Robert Wexler, D.-Fla., left, before signing a bill which moves Florida's presidential primary ahead of most other states at the Palm Beach County...   (Associated Press)
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, center, signs a bill which moves Florida's presidential primary ahead of most other states during ceremony at the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Office in West...   (Associated Press)
Chair of the Democratic Party of Florida, Karen Thurman, announces that the Democratic party plans to move forward with the Presidential Preference Primary on Jan. 29, 2008. The announcement was made...   (Associated Press)
Republican presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani's campaign bus moves off after the candidate took part in The Three Kings Parade route in the Little Havana section of Miami,...   (Associated Press)
Few people were casting their vote early, Monday, Jan. 14,2008 in downtown Miami, as Florida prepares for the Jan. 29 primary. (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)   (Associated Press)
Florida Primary Election Kicks Off With New Machines   (Getty Images)
Republican Presidential hopeful, former New York City Mayor Rudi Giuliani, left, reaches to shake hands with a voter outside a polling place in Manchester, N.H., Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Alex...   (Associated Press)
Republican presidential hopeful, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, greets supporters at his arrival at the Melbourne International Airport in Melbourne, Fla., Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008. (AP Photo/John...   (Associated Press)