Where Rudy's At

I'm not prepared to declare Rudy Giuliani dead and buried, but I think Patrick Ruffini (who, a blue moon ago, worked for the campaign) is right: it's not so much that the Giuliani campaign's insight about Florida was incorrect; it was that the process of vigorously campaigning elsewhere would hurt Rudy more than help him. The converse is true: playing everywhere was the only way to build a constituency of Rudy supporters who would provide the noise and momentum and energy to help him in Florida.