Blogs For Rudi

Mayor Rudy Giuliani Makes His First Public Post-Election Comments0

Reporter Nicholas Confessore of the New York Times provides coverage of the first public remarks from Mayor Rudy Giuliani about the November 7, 2006 elections.
The Mayor emphasizes reform as the key to a Republican resurgence, arguing that spending restraint, tax reform, and immigration reform should be the immediate focus of the GOP in Washington, D.C. and […]

Posted: 2008 Election, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Republican Candidates, 2008 Misc., 2006

Newsweek: Voters Want Democratic President, But No Good Democrats Available0

Newsweek recently released a poll asking people about what Party they want their next President to be from, and then about whether or not they would vote for several individual candidates.  The results are interesting, if not ironically humorous.  Keep reading…

“Now thinking ahead to the next presidential election in November 2008 — In general, would […]

Posted: 2008 Election, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Republican Candidates, Sam Brownback, Poll Watch, Democrats, 2008 Misc., Condoleezza Rice, 2006, Duncan Hunter

More Evidence That The Country Is In A Centrist Mood0

Some very interesting results from a post-election poll by Newsweek:
Just about everyone believes the Republicans lost the 2006 midterms more than the Democrats won it. Presented with a list of factors that may have contributed to the Democrats’ success, 85 percent of Americans said the “major reason” was disapproval of the administration’s handling of […]

Posted: 2008 Election, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Newt Gingrich, Republican Candidates, Democratic Candidates, 2008 Polls, Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Condoleezza Rice, Donkeys, Elephants, Election 2006, Barack Obama

McLaughlin & Associates Poll: Rudy, McCain, and Hillary Frontrunners0

According to a new McLaughlin & Associates 2008 presidential poll, John McCain and Rudy Giuliani appear to be the frontrunners on the Republican side, while Hillary Clinton is running head and shoulders above everyone else on the Democratic side.
This is also the first survey I’ve seen that includes newcomer Duncan Hunter in the rankings.  Unfortunately […]

Posted: 2008 Election, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Republican Candidates, George Allen, George Pataki, Mike Huckabee, Sam Brownback, Poll Watch, Democrats, Condoleezza Rice, Bill Frist, Tom Tancredo, Duncan Hunter

GOP’s Loss of House and Senate — What it Means for 20080

It now looks reasonable to declare that the GOP has lost both the House of Representatives and the Senate, something that very few (if any) serious pundits predicted.  It’s a shocker, but it is part of life and it’s something that Republicans must take in stride and run with.  The GOP is a superior party […]

Posted: 2008 Election, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Republican Candidates, George Allen, George Pataki, Mike Huckabee, Sam Brownback, Power Rankings, Democrats, 2008 Misc., Bill Frist, Tom Tancredo, Chuck Hagel, 2006, Duncan Hunter

CNN Poll: Giuliani Leads GOP Pack, McCain Close Behind0

According to the latest CNN Poll, Rudy Giuliani is the top choice for Republican presidential nominee, clocking in at 29% of the vote, while John McCain comes in at a close 27%.  While Newt Gingrich has remained static since the last CNN Poll taken in August, every other candidate has made significant gains, whilst George […]

Posted: 2008 Election, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Republican Candidates, George Allen, George Pataki, Sam Brownback, Poll Watch, Democrats, Bill Frist

Does the GOP Really Nominate Frontrunners?0

Almost every presidential poll from early 2005 until now has shown Rudy Giuliani or John McCain (Giuliani more often than McCain) to be the frontrunner for the GOP nomination, with the only other potential challenger being Condoleezza Rice (whom most assume will not run).  So the question is, are we looking pretty much at a […]

Posted: 2008 Election, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Newt Gingrich, Republican Candidates, Poll Watch, 2008 Misc.

Update on the 2008 GOP Race in South Carolina0

Lee Bandy is a veteran and widely respected chronicler of southern politics and reports in today’s The State on the 2008 GOP presidential race in the early and crucial primary state of South Carolina, which he claims is shaping up as a contest between Senator McCain and Governor Romney.
Bandy addresses and dismisses the potential 2008 […]

Posted: 2008 Election, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Republican Candidates, George Allen, Mike Huckabee, 2008 Misc.

Newt Gingrich As Perceptive and Brave0

I have not yet read the new Bob Woodward book, “State of Denial,” which will be the next election eve title I get to. I am finishing up, “Grand Illusion: The Untold Story of Rudy Giuliani and 9/11,” by frequent Giuliani antagonist Wayne Barrett, who is assisted in this particular work by Dan Collins. I look forward to reviewing […]

Posted: 2008 Election, Rudy Giuliani, Newt Gingrich, Republican Candidates, 2008 Misc.

North Korea Tests Nuke: What It Means for 20080

News has just recently been released that North Korea has indeed followed through on its plans to test a nuke–plans announced just a few days ago.  Anyone who has been watching the news in the hours since this occurred has surely noticed the same thing: the world is now in a very different situation.
While some […]

Posted: 2008 Election, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Republican Candidates, George Allen, George Pataki, Mike Huckabee, Sam Brownback, Democrats, 2008 Misc., Condoleezza Rice, Bill Frist, Tom Tancredo, Chuck Hagel

Are Mayor Giuliani and Speaker Gingrich 2008 Strategies Being Made Clear?0

At the rate Senator McCain and Governor Romney are picking up alliances with key Republican insiders in early caucus and primary states such as Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Michigan, isn’t it becoming increasingly clear that Mayor Giuliani and Speaker Gingrich are likely to be running populist, outsider candidacies in 2008 that eschew the […]

Posted: 2008 Election, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Republican Candidates, 2008 Misc.

Condi: The Conservative Alternative to McCain0

So I sat down this evening and did a little research.  Strategic Vision is a polling business that conducts state-wide surveys on political topics.  Most notably, they ask Republicans and Democrats who they want their respective presidential nominee to be in 2008.  Up through August, their polls usually included a Republican primary election poll excluding […]

Posted: 2008 Election, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Republican Candidates, George Allen, George Pataki, 2008 Misc., Condoleezza Rice, Bill Frist, Chuck Hagel

Chuck’s Chances0

After perusing around some of the 2008 blogs, I have to say, I almost feel sorry for Chuck Hagel.  Everyone lists him as a candidate, but he’s seen as such a long shot, no one feels its even worth it to discuss him.  So I decided I’d take another look at Senator Hagel and ask: […]

Posted: 2008 Election, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Republican Candidates, George Allen, George Pataki, Mike Huckabee, Sam Brownback, Poll Watch, Condoleezza Rice, Bill Frist, Tom Tancredo, Chuck Hagel

Fox Poll: Rudy leads, Newt & Romney rising0

According to the latest FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll, the layout of the Republican presidential nomination tally is:

 
 
8/29-30/06
3/14-15/06
6/14-15/05
 
 

 
 
%
%
%
 
 

 
Rudy Giuliani
27
29
29
 
 

 
John McCain
25
22
26

 

 

 
Newt Gingrich
14
8
9

 

 

 
Mitt Romney
5
4
2

 

 

 
George Pataki
4
2
n/a

 

 

 
Chuck Hagel
3
1
n/a

 

 

 
George Allen
3
3
3

 

 

 
Bill Frist
2
5
3

 

 

 
Other (vol.)
3
3
2

 

 

 
Unsure
14
22
23

 

 

 
Wouldn’t vote (vol.)
1
1
3

This poll seems to tell us a few things: Bill Frist, Chuck Hagel, George Pataki, and George Allen are static.  They are consistently polling at about zero and show no […]

Posted: 2008 Election, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Republican Candidates, George Allen, George Pataki, Mike Huckabee, Poll Watch, Condoleezza Rice, Bill Frist, Chuck Hagel

National Journal Grudgingly Accepts Rudy’s Rise0

I remember when National Journal wouldn’t even admit that Rudy was one of the top 5 candidates for the nomination. Now, he’s cracked into their top 3, with an assist from George “Macaca” Allen — who may not even run.
Sure, National Journal still has a warped focus on gatekeeper support and endorsements – trumping the buzz, grassroots momentum, and […]

Posted: 2008 Election, Rudy Giuliani, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Republican Candidates

Rudy beats Romney, McCain among “Freepers”0

Free Republic, the right-side of the right-side of the blogosphere, is hosting an online poll asking members which Republican they’d vote for if the 2008 field narrowed to just Rudy, Romney, and McCain.  The results would be astonishing if it weren’t for the latest GOP Bloggers straw poll, which illuminates the outcome considerably. 
The choices of Freepers […]

Posted: 2008 Election, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Republican Candidates, Poll Watch

Explosive straw poll results from GOP Bloggers!0

Well, the results are in w/r/t the latest edition of the GOP Bloggers 2008 straw poll.  With over nine thousand votes cast from self-selected online Republicans and conservatives, Rudy Giuliani is now the clear frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination.  The good mayor has surpassed both George Allen and Newt Gingrich to attain the highest net postive […]

Posted: 2008 Election, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Republican Candidates, George Allen, George Pataki, Mike Huckabee, Sam Brownback, Poll Watch, Condoleezza Rice, Bill Frist, Tom Tancredo, Chuck Hagel

About that Iowa poll…0

I’m not sure how it can be seen as anything other than great news for Giuliani.  A few points.
First, of course it’s a name recognition poll.  But name recognition doesn’t go both ways.  Everyone’s heard of McCain and Giuliani.  Everyone’s had the opportunity to come to a relatively fully-informed verdict on each of them.  As […]

Posted: 2008 Election, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Republican Candidates, George Allen, Mike Huckabee, Sam Brownback, Poll Watch, Bill Frist, Tom Tancredo

McCain and Rice win NH straw poll0

With the caveat that any poll that shows Pataki finishing higher Romney and Allen should be flushed down the nearest toilet, this recent straw poll of Granite State Republicans is good news for John McCain, who ties Condi for the top spot with 26 percent of the vote.  Giuliani trails the two frontrunners at 14 percent, followed by […]

Posted: 2008 Election, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Republican Candidates, George Allen, George Pataki, Poll Watch, Condoleezza Rice

An Actual Iowa Poll! Giuliani, Romney Exceed Expectations0

Well, it’s not scientific, but the Iowa State Fair is about as close as it gets. WHO-TV’s Dave Price decided to ask Fair-goers to “cast their kernels” for ‘08. Rudy (who has no organization in the state) finishes a strong second to McCain:
The repubs:

John McCain 24% (Met many friends at the fair)
Rudy Giuliani 22% (9/11 […]

Posted: 2008 Election, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Republican Candidates, George Allen, George Pataki, Mike Huckabee

They’re So European0

William Kristol on the Democrats and Israel:
Last week, in a national poll, the Los Angeles Times asked the following (tendentious) question: “As you may know, Israel has responded to rocket attacks from the Lebanese group Hezbollah by bombing Beirut and other cities in Lebanon. Do you think Israel’s actions are justified or not justified?” And […]

Posted: 2008 Election, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Election 2008, Republican Candidates, Democratic Candidates, George Allen, Foreign Affairs, Donkeys, Elephants, Joe Lieberman, Election 2006, Israel

Blogs for “Rudi”0

Blogs for Rudi is a site that aggregates posts about Rudy Giuliani, including many from here. Do I mind having my name used without permission on another site? Not at all. That’s what this endlessly remixable Internet is all about.
Still… “Rudi?” R…

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National Review’s Giuliani hit piece0

I like Kate O’Beirne.  She’s always seemed bright and articulate on cable news — a calm voice of the Buckleyite conservatism of our past — and she was nothing but classy when I met her in person at an NR function last year.  But the column she has penned on the presidential chances of Rudy Giuliani […]

Posted: Politics, 2008 Election, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Republicans, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Issues & Politics, campaign finance reform, mccain feingold bill, presidential politics, senator mccain, Election 2008, Republican Candidates, Democratic Candidates, 2008 Polls, Hillary Clinton, Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots®, John Kerry, Al Gore, Mark Warner, John Edwards, 2008 News, Domestic Affairs, SCOTUS, George Allen, national review, new york observer, jason binn, the politicker, ny-19, Take19

Rudy Giuliani, “Hero Of Our Age”?0

Quite possibly according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:
Ronald Reagan was the last candidate to make New York see red. Recent polls suggest Rudy Giuliani may be the next.
Gallup has three of four Republicans putting him at the top of their list.
He loves the Yankees, roasted peanuts (shells included) and the opera. During radiation treatments for prostate […]

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The Giuliani Buzz0

Why are people all giddy about Giuliani?  He is not going to make a successful run.  He will never make it through a primary.
No doubt he is an American hero because of 9/11, but with the Dems, that just links him to Bush, and for right-wingers, they can’t stomach someone who is pro-choice and for […]

Posted: Politics, 2008 Election, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Republicans, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Issues & Politics, campaign finance reform, mccain feingold bill, presidential politics, senator mccain, Election 2008, Republican Candidates, Democratic Candidates, 2008 Polls, Hillary Clinton, Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots®, John Kerry, Al Gore, Mark Warner, John Edwards, 2008 News, Domestic Affairs, SCOTUS, George Allen, national review, new york observer, jason binn, the politicker, ny-19, Take19, George Pataki, Mike Huckabee, Sam Brownback