The Morning Read: Wednesday, January 30, 2008

John McCain wins Florida with the economy voters and the war voters, while Mitt Romney took the voters who were concerned about illegal immigration.

Rudy Giuliani's endorsement of McCain may come before tonight's debate in California.

On Giuliani’s demise, Michael Powell and Michael Cooper write, “The more that Republican voters saw of him, the less they wanted to vote for him.”

Maggie Haberman explains, “When voter concerns shifted from the war to the faltering economy, Giuliani's rationale faded.”

A third-party presidential bid would help Democrats, according to a new poll.

Michael Bloomberg golfed with Robert Iger and Leslie Moonves in California last weekend.

Michelle Obama is raising money in New York today.

Sam Roberts tries explaining how weird it is to campaign in New York, which he called "the glass house of presidential politics."

Peter Vallone, Jr., wants New York City to become its own state. "I think secession's time has definitely come again," he says.

Malcolm Smith said Eliot Spitzer proposed too much spending in his budget.

Some county executives are criticizing Spitzer’s budget, too.

Leslie Wayne has more on the support Barack Obama is getting from a 527 group.

New Jersey is now a state worth campaigning in.

To crack down on sex offenders using sites like MySpace and FaceBook, Andrew Cuomo is pushing for a new law requiring sex offenders to disclose any emails and screen names they use.

Michael Goodwin questions whether Giuliani was really into running in the first place.

Bill Hammond thinks the head of the New York State chapter of N.O.W. should step down after “her second nutty outburst in three weeks."

Robert Morgenthau writes a column in the Daily News about sub-prime mortgages.

Washington Square News prints a column called "Thanks for Nothing, Bloomberg."

The New York Sun editorial board sides with Representative Greg Meeks over Charlie Rangel on the economic stimulus package.

And The New York Post editorial board, which has been critical of Eliot Spitzer in the past, sides with the governor--and not Bloomberg--on the school funding fight.