Team Rudy is pleased by a
new poll showing him leading by 11 points nationally. The Rudy
folks have been maintaining a very constant response to the
December poll news: we've been through the booms before, the second
place guy has shifted but we are still on top. This is a little
evidence to bolster that line at a time when there is much second
and third and fourth guessing about the "Florida to February 5"
strategy. (Hey, if Romney loses Iowa big he'll also be saying it
doesn't matter.) More importantly, Florida at least to date, has
closely followed national poll numbers( makes sense since it's a
diverse state with losts of transplants from other places) so they
will be hoping this is a sign the Sunshine state will hold
firm.