Rudy: No Matter Outcome, Onward After Florida
BOCA RATON, Fla. - Rudy Giuliani said that no matter the outcome in Florida Tuesday, he will continue his campaign for the Republican nomination.
"I'm gonna continue my campaign. I have no plans to end my campaign," Giuliani told reporters today. "Of course, I anticipate winning in Florida because I don't go into a campaign anticipating losing.
"And I have no reason not to anticipate winning," he continued. "We're very competitive. In some polls it's very, very close. In some polls, we even had a poll where we are first. We've been second to Mitt Romney, second to John McCain. So we think we're in good shape here."
Giuliani said it was not a mistake to skip the early states, even as polls showed him trailing in third in Florida, where he had a healthy lead over the summer.
"I think that it was politically correct to focus on Florida," Giuliani said. "It was the best choice when you consider all the circumstances that were presented to us about resources and strengths and weaknesses and the place where you can make your case most effectively. And the fact that this is a wide open race means that, no, I don't think that it was a mistake."
(NBC/NJ's MATTHEW BERGER)