Hawkeye State Yawns at Rudy

... the event fell fairly flat to those in attendance, as Giuliani received only two applause lines during his opening remarks and the crowd of about 100 in the Jr. High School gym did not display much excitement. Additionally, Giuliani barely filled all of the seats in the room, with Giuliani campaign staffers scrambling to fill about 10 empty seats right before the former mayor entered the room.