Double-Talk Express Takes Florida Primary; Benito To Call It Quits And Endorse Senator Doubletalk; Mr. Class Warfare To Quit Dem Race

Well, friends and neighbors, here's a rundown of results from Tuesday's Florida Republican primary:

Republicans

57 pledged delegates

Candidate	Vote	%	Delegates
John McCain	693,425	36.0%	57
Mitt Romney	598,152	31.1	0
Rudolph W. Giuliani	281,755	14.6	0
Mike Huckabee	259,703	13.5	0
Ron Paul	62,060	3.2	0
Fred D. Thompson	22,287	1.2	0
Duncan Hunter	2,787	0.1	0
Tom Tancredo	1,556	0.1	0
Others	4,003	0.2	0

99% reporting | Updated 10:12 AM ET

Because of the differences in how absentee and early-voting returns are handled, some counties report an estimate of the precincts reporting based on expected turnout.


Former New York Mayor Benito Giuliana is formally pulling the plug on his Presidential campaign and will endorse Senator Doubletalk.

At least 62,000 Florida voters chose freedom.

Maybe there will be more time for Ron Paul in tonight's scheduled GOP debate at the Ronald Reagan Library at Simi Valley, California.

As for what amounts as a "beauty contest" for the Democrats because of the state's delegates taken away from by the national party because of primary scheduling:

Democrats

0 delegates*

Candidate	Vote	%	Delegates
Hillary Rodham Clinton	856,944	49.7%	Delegates stripped by party
Barack Obama	568,930	33.0
John Edwards	248,575	14.4
Joseph R. Biden Jr.	15,426	0.9
Bill Richardson	14,782	0.9
Dennis J. Kucinich	9,535	0.6
Christopher J. Dodd	5,402	0.3
Mike Gravel	5,261	0.3

99% reporting | Updated 10:12 AM ET

*The Democratic National Committee plans to penalize Florida Democrats for holding an early primary by stripping the state party of all its delegates to the national convention. If the penalty is lifted, the state party will have 185 pledged and 25 unpledged delegates.

Because of the differences in how absentee and early-voting returns are handled, some counties report an estimate of the precincts reporting based on expected turnout.

Would-be-commisar, errrr, former North Carolina Senator John Edwards has announced plans to suspend his Presidential campaign today at a speech in New Orleans. He has no plans at the moment to endorse any of his surviving opponents.