Republican Battle for Florida Heats Up

With Giuliani staking much of his entire campaign around success in Florida, the battle for that state’s Republican primary has suddenly gotten hot.Predictions are that the race will be tight between the top 4 candidates: Giuliani, Romney, McCain and Huckabee. But the main battle here seems to be between Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney.

While Giuliani has spent the majority of his time campaigning in Florida, he has also spent $2 million dollars in advertising in the state. No other candidates have yet unveiled any advertising in Florida… except Mitt Romney. With seemingly unlimited financial resources stemming from his personal fortune, Romney has spent $3 million dollars on campaign ads in Florida. If the spending is effective, and Giuliani is unable to capture Florida, it would likely signal the demise of his 2008 Presidential hope.

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Romney’s ads are focused around the theme of chairs, saying, “If you send the same people back to Washington to sit in different chairs, nothing will happen.” His message calls for change. Meanwhile, Giuliani’s message calls for Romney! It directly quotes Mitt Romney praising the former New York City Mayor, “Mayor Giuliani has a great record of cutting taxes…. (Mitt Romney).”

With the Florida primaries coming up on January 29th, it will be interesting to see if the other Republican candidates throw any money into the mix.

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