CHARLIE CRIST'S TANNING SALON, Fla. -- In what many political experts have called a risky strategy, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has put all of his political eggs in the Florida basket, sitting out 45 Republican primaries in an effort to build up a head of steam and pull an upset in the Sunshine State, cruising to an electoral college victory.
Sen. John McCain, though, no slouch himself, comes into Election Day with considerable momentum after winning 31 contests, including Florida, securing the Republican nomination more than eight months ago and formally accepting his party's nomination at the Republican National Convention nearly three months ago.
"I have always said that if I weren’t running for president myself, I’d be supporting John McCain -- well, I am, and I don't. Today is going to be the real Super Tuesday," Giuliani said. "After 9/11, of course."
"9/11," he added.
McCain said he isn't worried about the threat of a Giuliani victory in Florida.
"My friends, we may be down, but we're not out," he told a group of followers yesterday at a last-minute Tampa rally, part of a seven-state Election Eve blitz. "Mayor Giuliani would have you believe he's still a candidate for the presidency of the United States. Well, I have news for Hizzoner: Barack Obama's going to beat me in this election, not Rudy Giuliani. That's a promise."
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