That now according to Fox and the AP. And we also get word that Rudy Giuliani is set to endorse McCain tomorrow prior to the Republican debate. No one in either camp is disputing the report. Some interesting items from tonight...
John Podhoretz had some "ridiculous early analysis" speculating that McCain might get endorsements from nearly every other candidate in the field before the week is out. On Fox though, It sounds as if Huckabee is staying in. He just said on Fox that he'd "placed everywhere." Except Florida.
But as the Corner notes, Huckabee takes votes away from Romney. Giuliani takes votes away from McCain. Right now it looks like they're both going to do whatever it takes to help McCain and hurt Romney.
McCain's overcome a lot to get this far, and it finally looks like he's starting to get the breaks. In Florida he got three big endorsements--Martinez, Crist, and Stormin' Norman--over three days. Now he wins Florida and gets set for a few more high-profile endorsements. Heading into Super Tuesday, those events give him the kind of media exposure that even Romney can't buy. Which really leaves the debate as Romney's only chance to stem the tide.
Update: Continetti on Giuliani:
Mark Halperin has reported that Rudy Giuliani will endorse McCain as early as Wednesday. I think he's right, but the McCain team would prefer to have Giuliani at the debate in California. They believe Giuliani, who doesn't like Mitt Romney, will help deflect Romney's attacks on McCain.
