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Have You Voted Yet?0
…in the Pajamas Media Straw Poll?
I notice that Mitt Romney(!!) won the first week’s balloting narrowly over Rudy G., and he’s got a narrow lead again this time. Make your voice heard (you can vote once a week per computer), here…
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Pressure Grows On Giuliani To Announce His Intentions0
I’ve been prodding him for a while, and have stated elsewhere that he had until the end of this month (not hard and fast, obviously, but I do feel he has to decide quickly). Sam Roberts brings up the concerns in the New York Times today:
Rudolph W. Giuliani, who developed a national reputation for decisive […]
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A Half-Dozen Strong Candidates? The Democrats?0
I join Tom Bevan in his amazement at Kevin Drum’s assertion:
[Just Say No] to whatever Kevin Drum was on when he wrote this about 2008:
“…[T]he Republican field is remarkably weak this cycle. Compared to Democrats, who have half a dozen genuinely strong contenders, John McCain (news, bio, voting record) is really the only high-profile candidate […]
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Behind The Kerry Withdrawal?0
…was a lack of fundraising success, according to this article by Roger Simon:
As John Kerry just found out, $13 million is sometimes not enough.
That amount, which the senator from Massachusetts still had on hand after running for the presidency four years ago as the Democratic nominee, is only a fraction of what a presidential candidate […]
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More 2008 Polling0
This time from TIME:
Hillary Clinton is the clear front-runner to win the Democratic party’s nomination for President in 2008, but the Republican race will be a close contest between Senator John McCain and former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani — with McCain edging Giuliani by a three- to four-point margin. And a presidential face-off between […]
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Is Rudy A Conservative?0
Yes, says Steven Malanga:
…[T]oday ex–New York mayor Rudy Giuliani sits at or near the top of virtually every poll of potential 2008 presidential candidates. Already, Giuliani’s popularity has set off a “stop Rudy” movement among cultural conservatives, who object to his three marriages and his support for abortion rights, gay unions, and curbs on gun […]
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Rudy Giuliani Watch: Latest New Jersey Quinnipiac Poll Has Giuliani Beating McCain 39-210
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Rudy Giuliani: The Eyes Have It0
Does he or doesn’t he? Only his plastic surgeon knows for sure. But our earlier query as to whether Rudy Giuliani had a little work done in anticipation of a presidential run caused a reader to send us this side-by-side comparison: At left, America’s Mayor last summer; at right, last week. What say you? (After the jump, bonus screen shot of your man from this morning.)
Earlier: Rudy Can’t Fail, Keep Eyes Open For More Than Three Seconds
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Rudy Giuliani: The Eyes Have It0
Does he or doesn’t he? Only his plastic surgeon knows for sure. But our earlier query as to whether Rudy Giuliani had a little work done in anticipation of a presidential run caused a reader to send us this side-by-side comparison: At left, America’s Mayor last summer; at right, last week. What say you? (After the jump, bonus screen shot of your man from this morning.)
Earlier: Rudy Can’t Fail, Keep Eyes Open For More Than Three Seconds
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Rudy Can’t Fail, Keep Eyes Open For More Than Three Seconds0
Rudy Giuliani made an appearance on “Today” this morning to discuss President Bush’s State of the Union address. The appearance fueled speculation that - holy crap, did he have some kind of eye job? Watch this brief clip from the interview and see if you can count how many times his peepers pop out or blink. He’s definitely looking a little softer around the edges. It’s kind of creepy. Okay, it’s a lot creepy.
The former mayor is also in the news elsewhere: Mike Bloomberg offers up a shot to the post concerning his predecessor’s tenure (”Rudy Giuliani had the executive chef prepare food for his mother three times a week, then would have it delivered to her 10 blocks away. The taxpayers shouldn’t have to pay for things like that.”) which has got to be considered some kind of pre-presidential race jostling, and Ben Smith takes you on a tour of that leaked campaign dossier he broke news of earlier this month.. We’re so excited that there is potentially another year of this stuff before he finally drops out of the race.
The Giuliani Dossier: A Brief Tour [The Politico]
MIKE: GRACIE NOT FOR MAYORS [NYP]
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Rudy Can’t Fail, Keep Eyes Open For More Than Three Seconds0
Rudy Giuliani made an appearance on “Today” this morning to discuss President Bush’s State of the Union address. The appearance fueled speculation that - holy crap, did he have some kind of eye job? Watch this brief clip from the interview and see if you can count how many times his peepers pop out or blink. He’s definitely looking a little softer around the edges. It’s kind of creepy. Okay, it’s a lot creepy.
The former mayor is also in the news elsewhere: Mike Bloomberg offers up a shot to the post concerning his predecessor’s tenure (”Rudy Giuliani had the executive chef prepare food for his mother three times a week, then would have it delivered to her 10 blocks away. The taxpayers shouldn’t have to pay for things like that.”) which has got to be considered some kind of pre-presidential race jostling, and Ben Smith takes you on a tour of that leaked campaign dossier he broke news of earlier this month.. We’re so excited that there is potentially another year of this stuff before he finally drops out of the race.
The Giuliani Dossier: A Brief Tour [The Politico]
MIKE: GRACIE NOT FOR MAYORS [NYP]
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Rudy, Rudy, Rudy0
Two weeks ago, I wrote a post that sparked quite a debate on whether Rudy Giuliani is really serious about running for President of the United States. I summarized my position thusly:
I think Rudy is “running”, but I’m not sold on whether he can realistically overcome his organizational disadvantages and potential conflicts of interest with […]