McCain Edges Romney in Florida GOP Primary -- But Giuliani's Campaign Is Over and That Helps McCain Even More Than the Ultimate Result
John McCain has apparently eked out a narrow victory over Mitt Romney. But the real story is that with Rudy Giuliani now likely out of the race with a distant third place finish, McCain is the likely beneficiary of the bulk of his support -- at least in the northeast (NJ, Ct., and NY), which next week could deliver McCain almost 20% of the delegates needed to nominate. That's a huge plus for McCain, bigger, perhaps, than the ultimate result tonight.
McCain is now the man to catch for the GOP nomination.