At a solar technologies factory in Los Angeles, Arnold Schwarzenegger gave McCain his nod of approval. He gave his endorsement after a tour of the green technology plant. Two days after Rudy’s poor showing in the Florida primary and his endorsing of McCain, he joined them on the tour and also spoke a few words of support for McCain.
The tour highlighted McCain’s emphasis on combating climate change while growing the economy. McCain said the GOP must win independents and moderates in order to keep the White House.
McCain also announced that he would be receiving another major endorsement; that of Rick Perry, the governor of Texas and that would be followed by a flood of endorsements from across the country by both liberals and conservatives.
McCain and Rudy’s planes arrived at the same airport at the same time but they did not meet at the airport. Both left separately to head to the Ronald Reagan Library for the final debate before the super Tuesday 22-state vote. Shortly before the debate, Rudy endorsed McCain.
It’s off to California for the debate in the Reagan Library….
Giuliani will arrive non stop in California 2 or 3 hours ahead of McCain tomorrow who will stop to refuel in Tx.
Giuliani has publicly said he is going to California, but conspicuously refused to answer questions about participating in tomorrow night’s debate at the Reagan Library.
McCain had planned a news conference upon arrival in California tomorrow.
That is now being re-looked at in order to coordinate a joint appearance.
Neither campaign will confirm or deny plans for an endorsement tomorrow.
But OTHER GOP sources say it is being arranged for tomor
Die hard supporters are still there, most others are gone. If Florida’s winner will be the nominee, as Rudy Giuliani has said for months, what does he do if he loses?
There are plans to attend the GOP debate at the Reagan Library Wednesday.
Some campaign aides privately gripe about what might have been. There are those who believed Rudy could have competed and won New Hampshire.
One insider/operative railed that Rudy did not have enough people with experience running national presidential campaigns.
Republicans attending rallies in Florida for Rudy for the last ten days have routinely spilled into the parking lots afterward complaining that the Mayor’s decision not to compete “up north” took him out of the news and perhaps out of serious contention.
Without the kind of money that only a win can bring, the Giuliani campaign is at a big super tuesday disadvantage. John McCain leads polls in most of the states Rudy was counting on easily winning.
Senior advisers and campaign officials routinely boasted about all the states Rudy would win after taking the first winner take all state in the ‘08.
He said Monday he lives his life expecting miracles. There were none for Americas Mayor in Florida today. Now comes the question of what he’ll do next. Staff, advisers, friends, have thought and even whispered about it in recent days. There have been some serious conversations at very high levels.
Some insiders say he should drop out quickly, make his Sunshine state concession, his national one.
Others say attend the L-A debate. Go out on a high note. Stay in through Super Tuesday to say you gave it your all, live each day expecting miracles.
Prepare for a late night in Florida. Romney and McCain are splitting within the margin of error. In the final hours of campaigning, often at polling stations, McCain took one final swipe at Romney, blaming him for the negative campaigning.
Romney got in a gentle jab, “One of the candidates running out there said the economy is not his strong suit. Well, it’s my strong suit!” He also reminded supporters at his only event of the day, almost as an afterthought, to get out there and vote.
According to the Florida Republican Party 1.5 million republicans could turn out to vote NOT including absentee and early voters. It could take upward of half a million votes to cinch those crucial 57 electoral votes for one of the contestants.
It’s winner take all, 57 delegates! Mike Huckabee and Rudy Giuliani are battling for third.
Back and forth, back and forth in the twenty four hours before the polls close in Florida. There is only one ticket out of Florida (winner take all) and McCain and Romney are fighting hard for it. The lead seems to change in the polls by the hour.
In the latest Rasmussen poll from Sunday they are in a virtual tie!
Survey of 578 Likely GOP Voters January 27, 2008
Election 2008: Florida GOP Primary
Mitt Romney
31%
John McCain
31%
Rudy Giuliani
16%
Mike Huckabee
11%
Ron Paul
4%
Some Other Candidate
4%
Today, McCain called Romney a flip-flopper and released a tough new attack on Romney in a web video.
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Mitt bit back on McCain for sponsoring liberal legislation with democrats, the McCain Feingold campaign finance reform, McCain Kennedy immigration reform and McCain Lieberman; a cap and trade carbon offset program.
Mitt is determined to bring the debate back to the economy.
While campaigning in Birmingham, Alabama, Huckabee came to McCain’s defense. Romney called McCain dishonest yesterday and Huckabee was quick to defend McCain. Is he trying to secure the Veep position in a McCain Administration?
Things just keep getting worse for Giuliani. While the Real Clear Politics poll averages for Florida show Rudy’s precipitous slide in the polls, he suffers a humiliating backhand from the Governor of Florida. Despite Rudy’s incessant courtship of Charlie Crist, and Guiliani’s embrace of Crist’s National Catastrophic Disaster Insurance Fund, Crist decided to endorse McCain. Add the nod from US senator Mel Martinez (former RNC chairman) and McCain has won more establishment support in Florida in the last 3 days than Rudy has in a month.
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