Rudolph Giuliani finished a distant third with 15 percent of the Florida vote. Giuliani had staked his candidacy on a strong showing in Florida. He’s widely expected to drop out of the race today and endorse McCain. Speaking to supporters last night in Florida, Giuliani was already referring to his campaign in the past tense.

Rudolph Giuliani: “But in a larger sense, when you run for president of the United States, you also carry people you have met throughout your life, memories of their struggles, their sacrifices and their triumphs. I am the grandson of immigrants. Can’t imagine that they ever thought that their grandson would have run for president of the United States or been mayor of New York City or associate attorney general or United States attorney or maybe even just a lawyer.”

Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee was fourth at 14 percent. Speaking in St. Louis, Huckabee vowed to stay in the race.

Mike Huckabee: “For those of you that think that I should be discouraged, let me just remind you that going into tonight, we were second in delegate count. And more importantly, we’re playing all nine innings of this ballgame. And even the Cardinals occasionally have a rough inning, but they know how to win championships.”