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Last summer, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani took time out of a GOP debate to defend John McCain: "I happen to be a very big admirer of Senator McCain and I can tell you quite honestly that if I weren't running for President I would be here supporting him." Pundits speculated that the praise was simply a kind word for the man whose campaign had recently exploded, plagued by debt and defections. Privately, McCain advisers wondered if Giuliani was playing nice in order to secure McCain's endorsement after he dropped out of the race...
...Giuliani held back in five early states before making his stand among Florida's transplanted New Yorkers. What made him think he could choose his battlefield? As one aide mused, "They'll be asking that question in political-science classes for years...
Maybe that's why Giuliani made his stand in the Sunshine State: like so many other New Yorkers, he likes it there. When political-science classes study his campaign, they just might see it as a $40 million Florida vacation...
...Giuliani collapse wasn't totally unexpected?a twice-divorced, pro-choice, anti-gun New Yorker was a tough sell in a Republican primary?the cause certainly was. Who would have expected the mayor who declared war on criminals, squeegee men, graffiti artists, jaywalkers and even purveyors of "incivility"?in other words, New Yorkers?to shy away from a fight...
...real mystery was the candidate himself. Giuliani was always portrayed as a successful mayor despite his nasty streak; in fact, his nastiness helped make him a successful mayor. He didn't need to be loved. He wanted a city that worked, and he pursued that goal with a vindictiveness that sometimes bordered on mania...