Former New York Governor has endorsed John McCain for president, just in time for Super Tuesday.

Governor Pataki made the announcement in the middle of Grand Central Station, flanked by Senator McCain and his former rival Rudy Giuliani.
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California’s movie-star Governor Arnold Scwharzenegger is throwing his support behind John McCain—giving the Senator his second major endorsement in less than 24 hours.

On Wednesday, former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani dropped out of the race and endorsed McCain. Both Rudy and Ah-nuld accompanied McCain on a tour of a Los Angeles solar technology company Thursday. Afterward, a reporter asked whether the support of the governor and mayor do anything to help the Senator with the conservative wing of the Republican party.
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Gov. Schwarzenegger explained why he decided to endorse McCain, when just days ago he said he was staying out of it.
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The endorsement was McCain’s only public event of the day. That means he spent almost two days in California, and never held a campaign event where he actually met voters face to face. A McCain aide said the only thing the campaign wanted circulated Thursday was the image of the Senator with the governor.

Tonight, John McCain claimed victory in the Florida primary.

Numerous reports say rival Rudy Giuliani will drop out of the race tomorrow and endorse the Senator. No one from the McCain campaign will confirm it. But McCain made a special point of thanking Giuliani in his victory speech:

“I want to thank my dear friend, Rudy Giuliani, who invested his heart and soul in this primary, and who conducted himself with all the qualities of the exceptional American leader he truly is. Thank you, for all you have added to this race, and for being an inspiration to me and millions of Americans.”

Word is Giuliani may announce the endorsement tomorrow, at a joint press conference with McCain in the Los Angeles area.

With 97 percent of Florida precincts reporting, McCain had 36 percent of the vote, compared to Romney’s 31 percent.

Everyone goes after the leader.

John McCain says he’s been under attack from other candidates since his poll numbers started climbing in December. A day after winning the SC primary, McCain took a shot at Rudy Giuliani. The former mayor has been campaigning in Florida, criticizing the Senator’s record on taxes.

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McCain admits that it’s a whole new ballgame now. The Senator shines in the town hall format, sometimes getting into heated debates with voters. He held more than a hundred town halls in New Hampshire, and quite a few in South Carolina.

But now there are too many states and too little time to rely solely on face-to-face contact with voters.

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John McCain will rarely take a cheap shot at a rival. It’s just not his style.

At a New Hampshire town hall meeting Monday, a voter asked McCain to comment on reports that former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani may have used taxpayer dollars to provide security for his mistress.

Watch the Senator’s reaction.
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McCain consistently says he wants nothing more than a respectful debate on the issues. His campaign aides say the Senator’s goal is to stay above the fray, and act presidential.