Posted on 05/14/2014 5:29:13 PM PDT by ObamahatesPACoal
Political analysts called it the ''Giuliani factor,'' and in November they cited it as a chief reason Michael R. Bloomberg, a rich businessman with no experience in elective office, pulled off a stunning upset to become mayor of New York City.
Yesterday political analysts were again mulling the Giuliani factor, this time to help explain how Bill Simon Jr., a rich businessman with no experience in elective office, pulled off a stunning upset to win the Republican nomination for governor of California.
Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former New York City mayor and the man whom the national Republican Party intends to use as a celebrity weapon in elections all across the country, endorsed both men. How much of a role Mr. Giuliani played in Mr. Simon's victory is hard to calculate, particularly given the barrage of attack advertisements used against Mr. Simon's opponent, Richard J. Riordan, by Gov. Gray Davis, the Democratic incumbent.
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California, are you kidding?
Why is this posted? It happened12 years ago!
It shows Sal Russo has always been a RINO.
‘’Giuliani’s important for us,’’ said Sal Russo, Mr. Simon’s chief campaign strategist. ‘’He knows Bill so he can vouch for him. He can help him raise money around the country.’’
Oh, goody. The rich guys at the CalGOP country club are going to spend a bunch of other people’s money in a meaningless popularity contest. Party on!
Worthless tools.
And this article is nearly twelve years old. In another six years, it will be able to vote.
Jerry Brown is the next Governor of California.
It raised taxes to do it but he wiped out a massive state budget deficit nobody else was able to deal with. And he is sounding the message not to think the state can start spending again.
Getting rid of that deficit was way better than no plan at all.
Jerry Brown is the next Governor of California.
Even the Republicans have been saying this. I guess it is hard to go after a guy who is more fiscally conservative than a lot of our RINOs.
And it able to keep the Dems in check also.
In my mind the biggest problem is the RINOs. They talk a good game at community town halls but then do nothing when an agenda item is put before them.
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