We won’t know until January whether Giuliani’s decision to skip Ames was a wise one. But it’s pretty clear that right now he’s at least making a play for Iowa in the caucuses. Perhaps if we approach the caucuses and it’s obvious he has no chance of winning there, he’ll divert resources elsewhere. But let’s keep in mind that if Giuliani were to win the Iowa caucuses it would effectively be a first round knockout. That has got to be tempting.
