"Clinton, meanwhile, said as little as possible about the situation, preferring to let Giuliani's drama play out on its own; on May 17, as he huddled with his doctors over whether to choose surgery or radiation as his treatment while facing conflicting political advice from his aides, she won the unanimous approval of delegates to the Democratic Party state convention at the Pepsi Arena in Albany, giving a constrained acceptance speech because she did not know her general election opponent.Finally, on May 19, Giuliani held what "The New York Times" again described as "an emotional, riveting news conference" that "reached a new level of introspection" to announce that he was dropping out of the senate race