I am sure the Votemaster likes his job without a master and doing it so masterly. Not content to merely repeat the polls of others, not content to drill down where others fear to go, one lone statistician unbound by journalistic standards - he occasionally observes:

What happened to Rudy Giuliani? He spent all his time and money campaigning in one state--Florida--and came in a distant third. He's finished. He'll drop out soon, probably today. What went wrong? The biggest mistake he made was entering the race in the first place. Only someone with an ego the size of the Empire State Building could think that a mayor of New York (which to much of the Republican base is right up there with Sodom and Gomorrah) and who supports abortion, gay rights, and illegal immigrants would think he had a chance in the Republican primary. Add to this his idea of family values (three wives, numerous girlfriends, and two adult children who don't talk to him) and you don't have the ideal Republican candidate. He was leading in the polls most of 2007, but what he didn't realize was that he was merely a placeholder for "None of the above." All the other contenders had major flaws and nobody looked much beyond his (self-proclaimed) hero image. When the race started in earnest, he was left in the dust. Strategically, he made one mistake. While skipping Iowa as a good idea (he never had a prayer there, and in Iowa, prayers are crucial), he didn't go all out in New Hampshire, an eccentric, libertarian state close to home. If he had gone all out for New Hampshire and won, he would have picked up much-needed momentum. As is, Rudy can go back to making millions advising foreign governments on security matters and collecting wives.

That pretty much sums it up. Like Fred Thompson, Giuliani ran a botched campaign - perhaps though lack of funds but also perhaps due to a misplaced case of ego. They did what they thought was right and they lost in fine style accordingly. Both could have cabinet posts in a McCain government but both also may well have had their Plan B on their minds throughout the campaign anyway.