Just how panicked is Rudy Giuliani starting to look? After initially trying to play in various other states and then pulling out in order to bet it all on Florida, he's now downplaying the need to win a primary even in Florida.

In an interview on Fox News today, Rudy was asked by Neil Cavuto if he needed to win in the Sunshine State. "I don't think any candidate ever puts himself in a corner and says, must win, have to win, must win," Rudy said.

More tidbits of news from the Florida GOP primary after the jump.

• Romney said he was sad to see Fred Thompson go — as if he's already courting Fred's supporters, despite all the times Fred ridiculed him for changing his positions.

• Rudy complained that "John voted against the Bush tax cuts twice because John doesn't embrace supply side economics the way I do."

• Romney said McCain has no record on job growth.

• Rudy's top endorser in the state said McCain is "out of touch" with the state for opposing a national catastrophe insurance fund.

• Mike Huckabee has actually cut down his spending in the state, though he insisted he's not actually pulling out — it makes sense, in that he's quite conspicuously refrained from attacking McCain