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"We recognized from the beginning that we would be swimming upstream with those two candidates," said Semprini.

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Semprini says that despite having sunk nearly a million dollars and 41 days in the state, the Giuliani campaign never had high expectations for New Hampshire.

Missing in Action? 2008

But in the meantime, Semprini said, I'm trying to take him to meet with key people to include everything from health care to gun-owners rights.

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Semprini said he tried to convince Giuliani that New Hampshire could have launched him to the nomination had he won here.

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Semprini said it is an important visit in the decision-making process.

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His first stop today will be at Exeter Hospital for a private meeting with medical staff and administrators "to discuss how 'Obamacare' is affecting really well-run New Hampshire hospitals," Semprini said.

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But his diehard fans, such as Semprini, held out hope until the end.

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Semprini said Giuliani's decision was unrelated to the sudden move-up in the early primary and caucus state schedule that shortened the campaign by at least a month.

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"I told him, 'You have no idea what a win in New Hampshire will do for you,'" Semprini said.

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Seacoast businessman and former state Republican chairman Wayne Semprini wanted it this way four years ago when Rudy Giuliani was a candidate for governor.

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