NPR: Report: Rudy Giuliani Will Drop Presidential Bid

Report: Rudy Giuliani Will Drop Presidential Bid

After a disappointing third place finish in Florida primary, NPR's Robert Smith reports that Rudy Giuliani - the one-time national front runner for the GOP presidential nomination - will end his campaign and endorse Sen. John McCain. The endorsement could come perhaps as early as today in California.

Giuliani had built his campaign around a big victory in Florida. He has stayed away from many of the early caucuses and primaries, or made token appearances, in order to focus on the big states that go to the polls on Super Tuesday - like New York, New Jersey and California. But that strategy also depended on winning Florida the week before.

Three months ago, Giuliani was so sure of victory in the Sunshine State that his campaign manager told The New York Times that it was "locked up" and he could go and campaign elsewhere.

The Boston Globe reports that Giuliani appeared last night in front of about 200 supporters. While he didn't say he was leaving the campaign trail, he did talk about it in the past tense.

"I'm proud that we chose to stay positive and run a campaign of ideas," he said. "We ran a campaign that was uplifting," in keeping with what he said was a desire of Americans for "a return to honesty and substance in our political discourse."

11:18 AM ET | 01-30-2008 | permalink

Comments

Here is another quote from Giuliani's speech.

"Ron Paul won all the debates," stated Rudy Giuliani in his speech conceding defeat in the Florida Primary to John McCain. "Government works best when it empowers people to take responsibilities for their own lives.???

The Corporate Conrtolled Media is NOT telling you what you need to know.

They continue to dismiss or not even mention RON PAUL. Here is an example of a direct quote from another candidate.

In all fairness guys this is getting rather obvious that this is censorship disguised as news.

The Ruling Elite and the Corporate Controlled Media better start listening or start running...

PEACE

Sent by Steve | 10:23 AM ET | 01-30-2008

GUILIANI =0 DELEGATES,
RON PAUL= 4 DELEGATES.
LIVE WITH IT GUILIANI.

Sent by resimc2 | 4:29 PM ET | 01-30-2008

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