At Rudy Giuliani's campaign headquarters in West Des Moines, a half dozen young volunteers worked the phone for the Republican hopeful. The youngest today was Nick Rodriquez, a sixth grader at St. Teresa's Middle School.

Rodriguez said this was the eighth or ninth time he's worked a phone bank shift for the former New York mayor. He said he tells call recipients about Giuliani's record on taxes and other accomplishments, and asks who they're caucusing for.

"They most likely say Huckabee or Romney," he said.

Giuliani's campaign has de-emphasized Iowa, focusing instead on states with larger delegate pools. Despite that, they still have 17 phone banks working statewide, with volunteers signed up for 185 three-hour shifts, according to the campaign.

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