The American Spectator

Jonathan Martin came up with another good reason for Rudy to give his speech in Florida over the weekend-- absentee ballots are already going out. Early momentum theories look shakier if later states are already voting.

Others like me are getting the in-box pile up of negative missives on Rudy and immigration( the same YouTube immigration stuff we've seen spiced up with an article from that paragon of journalism, the NY Daily News) from Team Romney today plus one directed at Huckabee. Their focus on Rudy is a bit puzzling but there are a few possible explanations: 1) They are in a state of "concern" ( the kind of concern when your basement has a foot of water) and are going after anything and everyone 2) Their internal polling shows something we haven't yet seen in NH ( or elsewhere on immigration) 3) The Sanctuary Mansion stuff took away Romney's sanctuary city focus so in response to the new Rudy ad on immigration they are back to this stuff or 4) They are very nervous about the flip flop ads/attacks coming down the pike( I think they'll come) and want to try to inoculate themselves by pointing to others' policy changes. It seems odd to me but then I don't get why he's not running warm and fuzzy ads in Iowa like Huckabee and Thompson.