The more people see Giuliani

The more li'l Benito is ending up in the political equivalent of a Milan Piazza.

Statistics compiled by ABC News Political Unit and ABC News' team of off-air reporters indicate that Giuliani held more events in this first-in-the-nation primary state than any other Republican except for former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in neighboring Massachusetts. He also spent more on TV ads than anyone except for Romney and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz...

Giuliani's effort here has been Herculean. Romney held 176 events in New Hampshire through Tuesday, primary day, while Giuliani held 126. That's considerably more than McCain, who held 104, and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who held 93.

Moreover, Giuliani held more events in New Hampshire than either Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., or Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., who are favored to come in first and second (not necessarily in that order) on the Democrats' side.

According to the Campaign Media Analysis Group, Giuliani has spent more money on TV ads in New Hampshire -- $2.5 million through Jan. 1, 2008 -- than any other Republican, with the exceptions of Romney ($7.3 million) and McCain ($3.5 million).

After all this money was spent, Rudy barely held off Ron Paul. No doubt sending Sean Hannity sprinting out of New Hampshire with greater speed than ever.

It all comes back to what Jane Hamsher told me (ed: NAME DROPPER!!!!), the more people see of Rudy Giuliani, the more support he loses. Which explains why, even though Howard Fineman proclaimed him the other winner of the GOP Primary (HA!) Rudy is tanking, absolutely fucking tanking, in Florida where he is spending most of his time now -- and everyone else is just starting to visit.

Honestly, how much does does Howard Fineman make versus how little I deservedly make at this shitty blog? And take into consideration that my pick in the GOP primary was DITKA!?

(photo by Stephan Savoia/AP)