Giuliani's strategy hurting in N.H.

CONCORD, N.H., Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Former New York mayor and GOP presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani's in-and-out campaign style in New Hampshire isn't doing him any favors, observers said.

Political observers say the quick-strike tactic Giuliani's campaign is using in the run-up to Tuesday's primary is not going over well with voters who want some real time with candidates, The Washington Post reported Sunday.

"He doesn't like to work, and it requires work," said Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., who backs former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. "You can't succeed in New Hampshire the way you can in New York, just do PR and some radio shows. People expect you to go out and meet people and answer questions. He's been here, but it's been a casual exercise, to be kind."

The Giuliani campaign says the candidate's approach to New Hampshire is part of a broader plan to concentrate resources on larger states, such as Florida, that vote later in the caucus-primary process.

"We have spent a lot of days in New Hampshire," Giuliani said last week while campaigning. "Given our proportional strategy, we're doing pretty well."