On the Republican side, the Florida primary was a crucial test for Rudy Giuliani's campaign : he failed to deliver the goods and has now dropped out of the campaign. McCain won all the Florida delegates since in that State the winner takes all rule applies to the primary as in several other GOP primaries. This means a big boost for McCain's campaign who still needs to raise significant money to compete against Mitt Romney next week and for the rest of the season.
Giulianni dropped out of the race and has announced that he would endorse McCain shortly.
On the Democratic side, the primary was won by Hillary Clinton, but this is really a bit of an empty victory since Florida, just like Michigan has been stripped of its delegate by the DNC for holding its primary early.
John Edwards has probably taken stock of his defeat on Saturday and has announced that he was no longer running for the nomination. For now he has not endorsed another candidate.
If you want to read about the race to get endorsments from the Kennedy family read this op-ed piece in the NYT or the analysis of an Obama tv ad.
Watch the NYT video with a very short analysis of the Florida primary. On the picture of McCain and his wife you may notice that he needs help to raise his arms high, this is one the consequences of his having his two arms broken, and being hung by the arms and beaten at the time when he was a prisonner of war in Vietnam.
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