Republican primary so far

[NHPolitico]

Rudy was forced into his Florida or bust strategy, and that should have been an indicator that his foundation was made of sand, and, therefore, wasn't much of a sure-thing to be the nominee and shouldn't have ever been viewed as a serious frontrunner, even when the polls said he was.  Rudy abandoned Iowa because his flaws on social issues were an impediment there, but those people in Iowa are actual Republican voters and there are many others just like them in other states that Rudy would need to compete in. Rudy actually competed in NH. He was here a ton. He just never was able to compete with Romney and McCain for affection, and, again, Romney and McCain were going to be on the ballot in other states, too.  All of these warning signs were there. This was quite predictable.