Rudy gives up on Michigan.

Mr. "Blah blah blah blah surge blah blah blah blah al qaeda blah blah blah blah 9/11 blah blah blah blah 9/11 blah blah blah blah 9/11 blah blah blah blah al qaeda blah blah blah blah surge blah blah blah blah 9/11 blah blah blah blah al queda blah blah blah blah al qaeda blah blah blah blah surge blah blah blah blah 9/11 blah blah blah blah surge blah blah blah blah al qaeda blah blah blah blah surge blah blah blah blah 9/11 blah blah blah blah surge blah blah blah blah al qaeda blah blah blah blah surge blah blah blah blah 9/11" Guiliani is betting the farm on Florida (27 electoral votes) over Michigan (17 electoral votes). From recent polls, Rudy is trailing 4th in Florida.

Rudy Giuliani's campaign is pulling the plug on Michigan after serving as this state's Republican front-runner for most of 2007.

With his support plummeting to single digits in a new poll, the former New York City mayor has planned no campaign stops here before Tuesday's primary. Giuliani's Michigan campaign chair, U.S. Rep. Candice Miller, said the few campaign staffers in Michigan are pulling up stakes and heading to other key states.

Miller said Giuliani is standing firm with his do-or-die plan to forge a win in the Jan. 29 Florida primary and then rack up a bounty of GOP delegates on Super Tuesday, Feb. 5, when two dozen states vote.

"He's going to the mat with the Florida strategy," said Miller, a Harrison Township Republican. "It's risky. It's a unique strategy. But this is a unique year." More on the story.