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From NBC/NJ's Matthew BergerFORT MYERS, Fla.&amp;nbsp;-- The latest polls showing Giuliani in second in Florida didn’t catch the campaign by surprise.
“We were not surprised,” Giuliani told NBC News, adding that internal polling had shown similar results.</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60608.1)</generator><item><title>Rudy 'not surprised' by drop in FL polls</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/14/577570.aspx#577621</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 21:15:32 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:577621</guid><dc:creator>Wilson, Seattle</dc:creator><description>“...but I think by the time the circus comes to town, it will be Rudy Giuliani versus a field of candidates that will be seen as flawed in some way.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;That's some interesting spin. What about Rudy's slight flaw that he'll have finished almost dead last in the first five states?</description></item><item><title>Rudy 'not surprised' by drop in FL polls</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/14/577570.aspx#577687</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 21:32:50 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:577687</guid><dc:creator>Jill Monroe, Milwaukee, Wis.</dc:creator><description>The only REAL surprise is that John McCain...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;How can a man who has CHEATED on his wives so many times be entrusted as a President?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The first lady would look more like the first GRANDDAUGHTER!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;McCain is old and cranky... and a major league adulterer... go home, John, and make up with your latest wife.</description></item><item><title>Rudy 'not surprised' by drop in FL polls</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/14/577570.aspx#577693</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 21:34:05 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:577693</guid><dc:creator>Jimbo Drake, Prescott, Arizona</dc:creator><description>Looks like John McCain is back at the negative campaigning - isn't that what he said he WOULDN'T do?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Oh yeah - what can we expect from a guy who's latest wife looks like his daughter!</description></item><item><title>Rudy 'not surprised' by drop in FL polls</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/14/577570.aspx#577705</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 21:36:05 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:577705</guid><dc:creator>Gerard Flalen, Miami, Florida</dc:creator><description>Guiliani is still better than that old, angry man McCain... AND that dumbell Huckabee.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hey Huck - You and your Evangelical Pastors should go back to ripping off old ladies via televangelism and stop dividing the country.</description></item><item><title>Rudy 'not surprised' by drop in FL polls</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/14/577570.aspx#577711</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 21:37:41 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:577711</guid><dc:creator>Jim Tragenda, Pontiac, Michigan</dc:creator><description>Guiliani may be too late...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;McCain is DEFINATELY too old and mean...&lt;br&gt;(Did he drop MORE F-bombs today?)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Huckadumbell would have spent more time in Michigan, but he couldn't even spot it on a map!</description></item><item><title>Rudy 'not surprised' by drop in FL polls</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/14/577570.aspx#577716</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 21:39:05 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:577716</guid><dc:creator>Tracey Sandy, Phoenix, Az</dc:creator><description>Who cheated on their wives more, McCain or Guiliani?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Maybe we can just add up the number of wives they've gone thru.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;NOT the type of person we want for President - unless you want another Clinton Lewanski deal.</description></item><item><title>Rudy 'not surprised' by drop in FL polls</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/14/577570.aspx#577721</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 21:41:02 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:577721</guid><dc:creator>Kathy Selensky, Pittsburgh, Pa</dc:creator><description>MCCAIN IS AN ADULTERER???&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I thought he was just an angry old man... &lt;br&gt;but HORNY, too???&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And that ISN'T his granddaughter??? &lt;br&gt;(Exactly how much older will he be than his NEXT wife?)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Rudy 'not surprised' by drop in FL polls</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/14/577570.aspx#577725</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 21:42:04 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:577725</guid><dc:creator>John B, Des Moines, IA</dc:creator><description>Most of the rest of us aren't surprised, either. &amp;nbsp;Relieved, yes. &amp;nbsp;Surprised, no.</description></item><item><title>Rudy 'not surprised' by drop in FL polls</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/14/577570.aspx#577729</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 21:43:26 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:577729</guid><dc:creator>Kelly Carlisle, E.Lansing, Michigan</dc:creator><description>Guiliani's drops don't suprise me... &lt;br&gt;McCain is a nasty old man... and Huckabee isn't as intelligent as a man in the White House be... &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I favor Romney... or maybe Thompson. &amp;nbsp;At least they have morals and a brain.</description></item><item><title>Rudy 'not surprised' by drop in FL polls</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/14/577570.aspx#577741</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 21:45:41 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:577741</guid><dc:creator>Barry Granger, Tampa Bay, Florida</dc:creator><description>Rush, Hannity AND Beck are each trumpeting Mitt Romney and Thompson as true conservatives who have the best plans...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Could they ALL be wrong? &amp;nbsp;Or, let's face it, they're ALL right.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;McCain is a &amp;quot;democrat in gop clothing&amp;quot;...&lt;br&gt;Huckabee is a &amp;quot;sheep in wolves clothing&amp;quot;...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Rudy 'not surprised' by drop in FL polls</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/14/577570.aspx#577766</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 21:51:22 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:577766</guid><dc:creator>Richard Brackien, Myrtle Beach, SC</dc:creator><description>Why is this so difficult? &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;#1 &amp;nbsp;Romney - 2 Masters Degrees in Economics from Harvard. &amp;nbsp;True conservative and responsible. History of positive changes. &amp;nbsp;Morally superior.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;#2 &amp;nbsp;Guiliani - Not as much smart as Romney, but a great leader. &amp;nbsp; Morals suspect.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;#3 &amp;nbsp;Thompson - Solid leader - won't give in to the Liberals. &amp;nbsp;True Conservative Morals suspect.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;#4 &amp;nbsp;McCain - War Veteran - Angry - too old - vile mouth (F bombs yesterday) &amp;nbsp;Morals of an alley-cat!&lt;br&gt;(Cheated on his various wives continously)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;#6 &amp;nbsp;Huckabee - Raised Taxes $500 million, allowed murders to go free, son tortures animals to death for &amp;quot;fun&amp;quot;, weak on immigration, NOT VERY SMART.</description></item><item><title>Rudy 'not surprised' by drop in FL polls</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/14/577570.aspx#577783</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 21:55:59 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:577783</guid><dc:creator>Cheri Landers, Orlando, Florida</dc:creator><description>McCain's &amp;quot;F-Bomb&amp;quot; attacks yesterday are one of the reason you hear so many people call him OLD AND ANGRY. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And yes, I am concerned about this supposed man of &amp;quot;integrity&amp;quot; CHEATING on each of his wives...&lt;br&gt;(What will he do in office? &amp;nbsp;MONICA!!!!)&lt;br&gt; </description></item><item><title>Rudy 'not surprised' by drop in FL polls</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/14/577570.aspx#577846</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 22:14:48 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:577846</guid><dc:creator>Winston Smith</dc:creator><description>How could he be surprised? &amp;nbsp;He's omniscient and...uh...and...uh...9/11.</description></item><item><title>Rudy 'not surprised' by drop in FL polls</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/14/577570.aspx#577891</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 22:33:03 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:577891</guid><dc:creator>jRuss,   Wells, Maine </dc:creator><description>no way will the Mayor even come close to winning the elections....we have many good canadates but not him...I will move to China before i acknowledge him as president...His only accomplishments what little there were were in New York.. Other than that he keeps bringing up Regan and Bush....Change and Rudy Keep &amp;nbsp;yours in your pocket. &amp;nbsp; </description></item><item><title>Rudy 'not surprised' by drop in FL polls</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/14/577570.aspx#577917</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 22:41:30 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:577917</guid><dc:creator>Kevin Waterhouse, Windham, NH</dc:creator><description>Will Rudy's campaign be surprised by the avalanche of momentum that will hit Florida when John McCain wins in both Mich &amp;amp; SC? </description></item><item><title>Rudy 'not surprised' by drop in FL polls</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/14/577570.aspx#577943</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 22:49:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:577943</guid><dc:creator>PollM, Dallas TX</dc:creator><description>Political observers said the news signaled a surprising cash squeeze in a campaign that was thought to be managing its finances well. It also underscored Giuliani's sharp decline in recent weeks from front-runner to struggling contender.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Is Rudy Giuliani finished?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.youpolls.com/details.asp?pid=1527"&gt;http://www.youpolls.com/details.asp?pid=1527&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;.</description></item><item><title>Rudy 'not surprised' by drop in FL polls</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/14/577570.aspx#577946</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 22:52:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:577946</guid><dc:creator>Fred Trapeli, Chicago, Ill</dc:creator><description>Guiliani shouldn't be surprised - he hasn't been heard from in months.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Romney appears to be the most positive, intelligent candidate.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I keep trying to like McCain, but then I keep being reminded why I CAN'T vote for him. &amp;nbsp; He's vindictive, old and lacking seriously in economics.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mike Huckabee seems like a nice enough guy - but I can't risk the nation's future on someone who doesn't know anything about economics or the business world.</description></item><item><title>Rudy 'not surprised' by drop in FL polls</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/14/577570.aspx#577953</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 22:55:16 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:577953</guid><dc:creator>Buzz</dc:creator><description>The guy's a bean-bag. &amp;nbsp;God how I wish he'd get the nod. &amp;nbsp;He'd be easier to beat than Bush, were he allowed to run again.</description></item><item><title>Rudy 'not surprised' by drop in FL polls</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/14/577570.aspx#577957</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 22:56:33 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:577957</guid><dc:creator>Denny, Alaska</dc:creator><description>This can't be a good development for Rudy. &amp;nbsp;</description></item><item><title>Rudy 'not surprised' by drop in FL polls</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/14/577570.aspx#577999</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 23:18:45 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:577999</guid><dc:creator>Lyn,  MD</dc:creator><description>www.politico.com&lt;br&gt;The REAL UNITER &amp;nbsp;and Adult&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Obama, putting out the fire&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Carrie Budoff Brown has some key quotes from an Obama avail this afternoon in Reno, where he tried to put to rest the racially-charged name-calling.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You have seen a tone on the Democrat[ic] side of the campaign that has been unfortunate. I want to stipulate a couple of things. I may disagree with Senator Clinton and Senator Edwards on how to get there, but we share the same goals. We all believe in civil rights. We all believe in equal rights. They are good people. They are patriots....&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I don't want the campaign at this stage to degenerate to so much tit-for-tat, back-and-forth, that we lose sight of why we are doing this.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Obama said he wants to send &amp;quot;a strong signal to my own supporters that let’s try to focus on the work that needs to get done. If I hear my own supporters engaging in talk that I think is ungenerous or misleading or unfair, I will speak out forcefully against it....&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton have historically been on the right side of civil rights issues. They care about the African American community.… That is something I am convinced of. I want Americans to know that is my assessment.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Rudy 'not surprised' by drop in FL polls</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/14/577570.aspx#578051</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 23:48:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:578051</guid><dc:creator>Lyndsey, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida</dc:creator><description>I hope Rudy Giuliani wins...&lt;br&gt;John Mccain is a great candidate and I would support him, but he sounds TOO nice...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;NO one better argue with me on this. I stated my views and no one can change them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;GO RUDY!</description></item><item><title>Rudy 'not surprised' by drop in FL polls</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/14/577570.aspx#578058</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 23:52:26 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:578058</guid><dc:creator>D A     TX</dc:creator><description>NINE ELEVEN &amp;nbsp;NEEDS TO GO BACK TO NEW YORK &amp;nbsp; AND GET A LIFE. &amp;nbsp;I WATCH HIM FOR ONE MINUTE AND FALL ASLEEP.</description></item><item><title>Rudy 'not surprised' by drop in FL polls</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/14/577570.aspx#578059</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 23:52:32 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:578059</guid><dc:creator>Frank t. Matthews, Cape Coral, Florida</dc:creator><description>Fort Myers Florida the town of the newly weds and nearly deads. </description></item><item><title>Rudy 'not surprised' by drop in FL polls</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/14/577570.aspx#578110</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:10:04 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:578110</guid><dc:creator>Ginger Snaps</dc:creator><description>Dear John McCain...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This is the 7th girlfriend/mistress you had with your 2nd (or 3rd?) wife...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;How are ya cutie?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Good luck with that president stuff... can I see you in the White House? &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Love, Ginger&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;(p.s. - I won't tell your wife... which one are you on now?)</description></item><item><title>Rudy 'not surprised' by drop in FL polls</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/14/577570.aspx#578175</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:45:40 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:578175</guid><dc:creator>BubbaDownSouth</dc:creator><description>Rudy Who?&lt;br&gt;Is this the guy who is running for President of Florida and has a &amp;quot;big state&amp;quot; strategy?</description></item><item><title>Rudy 'not surprised' by drop in FL polls</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/14/577570.aspx#578294</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 01:34:04 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:578294</guid><dc:creator>Edward Sode, Eden prairie, mn</dc:creator><description>Does history supports Guliani's strategy in the primaries? I am thinking that he is just waiting to be rolled over by who ever has the momentum going into Florida. He is lucky no one has yet enough momentum to do that for now. But that could all change in a couple of days. Anybody got a better analysis of possible scenarios?</description></item><item><title>Rudy 'not surprised' by drop in FL polls</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/14/577570.aspx#578336</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 01:49:22 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:578336</guid><dc:creator>ronda</dc:creator><description>Look, what are people talking about with John McCain and his girlfriends? Are you kidding me? Rudy's the cheater in this race.</description></item><item><title>Rudy 'not surprised' by drop in FL polls</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/14/577570.aspx#578750</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 06:37:28 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:578750</guid><dc:creator>Wade Enns Miami Florida </dc:creator><description>Rude Rudy can't maintain a relationship with wives or votes, &amp;nbsp;bye bye Rudy </description></item><item><title>Rudy 'not surprised' by drop in FL polls</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/14/577570.aspx#578900</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:12:14 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:578900</guid><dc:creator>Chris, Clayton, NC</dc:creator><description>If McCain and Guiliani are known for being unfaithful (lying) with those that they should have the strongest bond with, they'll lie again to us the American people. &amp;nbsp;Huckabee's econonimcs are terrible. &amp;nbsp;They will hit the middle and low income American's more than anyone else. &amp;nbsp;He also hasn't been ethical in his political career. &amp;nbsp;The only one that deserves our support is Mitt Romney, unless you don't believe in true American values, honesty, integrity, trustworthiness, etc.</description></item><item><title>Rudy 'not surprised' by drop in FL polls</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/14/577570.aspx#617563</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:30:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:617563</guid><dc:creator>fdfadf, milwaukee, wi</dc:creator><description>PLEASE, PLEASE vote for Rudy Giuliani so that we can complete the transformation of the US into a proper police state. I for one just don't feel completely secure all of the time, and would gladly forfeit the silly freedoms guaranteed by our obsolete constitution and paid for with the blood of millions of American soldiers, if I could just be a little safer from all those freedom hating terrorists. The notion that the US is the target of terrorists due to our incessant meddling in the affairs of other nations, as naive proponents of the constitution like Ron Paul assert is ludicrous and might make me accept the truth that America hasn't always been the benevolent promoter of individual liberty that I so desperately want to believe it has been. People like that might make me feel ashamed that as a participant in this democracy, I looked the other way while the government acted aggressively to protect the interests of big corporations. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For the last time, we are not waging a war in Iraq so that American petroleum companies can establish exploitative contracts to buy oil at discount prices. We're there because we're going to make the Iraqis are free even if we have to kill every last one of them to do it. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>