Rudolph W. Giuliani was once the frontman amongst the Republican candidates to the presidential nominations, but he doesn’t appear to have kept that position. Giuliani declares himself optimistic to winning Florida, but many doubt they will get even close to that. Not only does he struggle with his campaign, but his finances don’t look that good either.

“Everyone has their own strategy. We think this is the best strategy, given our assets,” said the former New York mayor. He also said to the reporters that several of his campaign aides have given up their monthly check for the greater good of the campaign. The announcement is rather strange now, given Giuliani’s previous declarations that the $7 million they have at their disposal are sufficient for the campaign, but according to him, the decision was volunteer, to “stretch out the money.”

His decision to take Florida by storm, by ignoring the first two rounds in Iowa and New Hampshire set the political analysts on fire. They didn’t see it as the best strategy, but at the end of the day, who should know better than Giuliani’s campaign managers?  Giuliani unveiled to the reporters what he was really aiming at: “a strategy of lulling your opponents into a false sense of security.”

If that should be the case, than Giuliani still has a few aces up his sleeve, or at least that is the impression he was trying to give. And he most certainly appears to need them more than ever, as all polls place him behind his competitors, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and Sen. John McCain of Arizona.  Giuliani failed to meet the $100 million raise he announced in the beginning of his campaign, coming at least 50 percent short, but an exact figure will become available on January 31. Until then, Giuliani needs to put its strategy in place and outrun his competitors in Florida.