Gambling man

Rudy Giuliani's late-to-the-table strategy will be tested Jan. 29 | Jamie Dean

Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani produced a colorful reminder of America's ever-morphing political environment when he uttered these words in a television commercial airing in Florida this month: "Soy Rudy Giuliani y apruebo este mensaje."

Translation: "I'm Rudy Giuliani, and I approved this message."

The Spanish-language campaign ad targeted a large Hispanic population that represents one of the fastest-growing voter blocs in the country. The ad also targeted a state that may represent Giuliani's last stand for the Republican nomination.

Losing the Florida primary on Jan. 29 would deliver a weighty blow to the high-risk strategy that Giuliani is gambling on: Abandon early primary contests, and clinch a majority of the hundreds of delegates up for grabs in 21 contests during "Super Tuesday" on Feb. 5.