Posted by Ryan S. Jackson

Every time Rudy Giuliani appears on television in New Hampshire, another person in that state decides not to vote for him:

(Via the New York Sun)

Rudolph Giuliani’s decision to largely abandon the early voting state of New Hampshire and concentrate his efforts on the Florida primary three weeks later reflects an uncomfortable truth for the former New York mayor: The more he campaigned in the Granite State and the more he spent on advertising there, the more his poll numbers dropped.

Mr. Giuliani appears to be making a virtue of necessity by sounding the retreat in New Hampshire, where he continues to be outgunned by the Republican front-runner there, Mitt Romney, and where he has been beaten into second place by the resurgent campaign of Senator McCain.

His campaign has long since declared that they didn’t need to win any of the first primary states. Well, that appears to be kind of a given at this point. But his contention that he plays well in the big cities?

However, the wisdom of that strategy was cast in doubt yesterday by the latest poll in Mr. Giuliani’s home state of New York showing the mayor’s lead over his nearest Republican rivals cut by 11 points…

Mr. Giuliani’s slide in New York comes hot on the heels of a Rasmussen poll at the end of last week showing him in third place in Florida behind Messrs. Huckabee and Romney after easily leading the field since September.

I think it is fairly clear that there’s never been a better time for Rudy to roll out a competing blimp.