Giuliani Not Worried About Bypassing Iowa For Later States

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By Josh Rogers on Thursday, January 3, 2008.
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Republican Rudy Giuliani says he doesn't regret his decision to skip the Iowa caucuses, and isn't troubled by a recent slide in New Hampshire polls.

New Hampshire Public Radio's Josh Rogers reports.

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After speaking to workers at Segway headquarters in Bedford, Rudy Giuliani defended his campaign's decision to focus on Florida and the many states that vote on February 5th.

He says the compressed election schedule requires a nontraditional approach.

He added that he's not concerned that polls here show him losing support, even among voters who say fighting terrorism is their top priority.

"None of this worries me - these are all tactics. September 11, there were times I was worried, something different. The way I approach politics is, you don't worry about these things, you deal with them."

Giuliani also stressed his foreign policy credentials, noting that he had visited 34 countries on business trips since leaving the New York mayor's office.

He also claimed that, while mayor, he was "involved in every foreign policy dispute that exists."

For NHPR News, I'm Josh Rogers.

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