Who should us Romney supporters root for to win Florida?

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

A Romney victory might help McCain more, if Giuliani drops out and then endorses McCain. But a Giuliani victory means he'll rise a bit, and take support from McCain. Romney probably has a better chance of taking California under this case.

MITT MITT MITT!

[Meeker]

A Giuliani victory would suck some votes away from McCain and maybe make New York, New Jersey and Connecticut competitive again. A Romney victory would just make it a two-way race between him and McCain and McCain would probably still have an edge in the big states.

Since the Giuliani victory would screw up their primary even more and prolong it, I'm rooting for him. However, a Mitt victory is just fine.

[ZamboniDriver]

This was discussed a little bit in an earlier thread:

https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=68662.msg1408025#msg1408025

I still think that because Giuliani is back in third place, Florida is a contest between Romney and McCain.  As a result, Romney needs to take first and carry momentum and more delegates to Super Duper Tuesday.  Who knows whether Giuliani is going to drop out before Super Duper Tuesday?  I would rather have a confident campaign than one that is going to be dependent upon other campaign results.

[Eraserhead]

I'd glady take either. I don't think a Giuliani victory looks very realistic at this point though.

[WalterMitty]

brtd, you and your fellow 'democrats' support ron paul.

because he is so f'ing cool.

[Gustaf]

If one thinks Guliani has a chance, Guliani, imo. However, since I don't expect Guliani to win Florida it's a bit moot.

Dave, while it's not a given that Guliani would drop out and endorse McCain if he loses Florida (far from, imo) it would still kill his support. Guliani is already dropping below 15% nationally and a Florida loss would make his impact on the race pretty insignificant even if he stays in. Especially as I've heard that he's running out of money.

[Democratic Hawk]

Romney supporters might be better off casting strategic votes for Giuliani to keep him in, so as to split the moderate vote between McCain and Giuliani in upcoming primaries

It's risky, however, Romney probably would like, at the very least, be a close second in FL but being a close second to Giuliani, in that it forces McCain into 3rd place, would, undoutedly, be better

Of course, if Romney was to win FL this in itself could gain him momentum going into Super Tuesday

Lets just say a McCain loss in FL, whether to Romney or Giuliani, keeps things interesting . If he loses FL, this may be a sign of things to come in that its not inconceivable that he will struggle in states with closed primaries. On the other hand, if he wins ...

Dave

[Democratic Hawk]

Dave, while it's not a given that Guliani would drop out and endorse McCain if he loses Florida (far from, imo) it would still kill his support. Guliani is already dropping below 15% nationally and a Florida loss would make his impact on the race pretty insignificant even if he stays in. Especially as I've heard that he's running out of money.

Yes, if Giuliani loses FL there is nothing to stop that support he has been haemorrhaging in the wake of McCain's victories in NH and SC given that McCain has already taken leads in states like NY and NJ, which should be firm Giuliani country

Still, it won't be too long before we can determine whether Giuliani is some political genius or whether he's ran one of the most inept presidential campaigns in history

Dave

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

McCain.

I'm praying Feb 5 is Mitt's last day on the campaign trail.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

brtd, you and your fellow 'democrats' support ron paul.

because he is so f'ing cool.

Holy f**k dude. You're basically trolling at this point.

[Eraserhead]

brtd, you and your fellow 'democrats' support ron paul.

because he is so f'ing cool.

Holy f**k dude. You're basically trolling at this point.

You two provide me with great amusement.

[TheGlobalizer]

I think the race is coming down to a choice between two contenders.  I think McCain is set as one; the other is between Giuliani and Romney.  Right now, Romney is ahead, but a Giuliani win complements the upcoming NY/CA primaries and gives him the edge.

I don't think a FL loss really hurts McCain all that much, unless he is in 3rd and >5 points behind the other two (or in the teens).