Posted on 02/02/2007 7:07:49 AM PST by sitetest
Deep inside, Rudy is a Democrat.
..kind of like Lieberman--only on a national level...
The personal skeletons that can kill Rudy in the heartland and South naturally didn't resonate in NYC.
Also, the NYC media hating Rudy in favor of Dinkins is much different than the national press doing likewise in favor of Hillary.
A 20 year old DUI almost derailed GWB in 2000. It's a safe bet that Rudy has far, far worse skeletons in his closet.
Dear WhistlingPastTheGraveyard,
"It's a safe bet that Rudy has far, far worse skeletons in his closet."
Mr. Giuliani has led a pretty public life. What skeletons remain hidden in his closet may not approach the level of the skeletons about which everyone already knows.
I'm not sure that the personal stuff will ding him as much as some anti-Giuliani folks think, although I think that it will have perhaps a bit more of an effect than the rudybots think.
sitetest
Not that either of them has a chance to get the nomination (which is why you picked them, I know), but it doesn't matter. Giuliani's personal life is a hell of a lot more interesting than any other candidate in the field. And that's putting it mildly.
"Deep inside, Rudy is a Democrat."
Rudy's a Republican and has been one for years.
You can say he's not as conservative as you, but you aren't the one who get's to say who's Republican and who is not.
Regardless, if the election was today he gets my vote.
And he'll get my vote in the primaries and general election if someone better doesn't come along.
Right now, out of all the candidates, he's the best.
ROTFLMAO!
On the 1st thread announcing that he'd filed, I facetiously asked "Which party?". Little did I know that it was a legitimate question!
Uh-oh. LOL.
Don't forget the Brady Campaign. Sarah loves Rudy too.
Interesting ping.
Fact is Julie-annie was once a registered Democrat.... And has endorsed several liberal Democrats, like ultra-liberal Mario Cuomo. Cuomo was running for his third term as NY governor, and lost, despite then-Mayor Giuliani's endorsement. The look on Rudy's face when Cuomo read his concession speech was priceless.
Rudy has said, "Most of Clinton's policies are very similar to most of mine."
During Giuliani's run for the NY Senate against Hillary, a chapter of the National Organization of Women endorsed him over Hillary Clinton. You read that right, in 2000 the Dulles Chapter of NOW endorsed Giuliani over Hillary Clinton.
BTW, Rudy is an equal opportunity election loser---most of the Republicans Rudy campaigned for lost, as well.
"Dude -- when the guy who is "still the only candidate who will beat the Psycho Whore" isn't even willing to acknowlege that he's a freaking Republican, then you've gotta admit that we have a bit of a problem here."
That report was meaningless.
The fact is, Rudy is a Republican and for as far back as I can remember, has always been a Republican.
Until someone better comes along and I think that person can beat Hillary, I will support Rudy.
Guiliani might run as a DEMOCRAT?!
not likely,
but interesting.
He would not have to change a single position.
You might want to read the article at the top of this tread. Apparently, Rudy doesn't seem to think that he's a Republican. You might want to call him up and ask him what he is?
I don't have the time to stay and do serious battle, but, I will occasionally poke into the Rudy threads. In my opinion, the passion for Rudy is mostly driven by emotion. Rudy is the Republican version of Bill Clinton.
Dear longtermmemory,
"Guiliani might run as a DEMOCRAT?!"
I don't really think that that's what this is about.
But the campaign assures that this wasn't an oversight, and so one is left asking the question, "Why?"
sitetest
The only problem there is that he deliberately left his part affiliation blank. He's either playing games here, or he's being deliberately evasive so as to leave his options open.
I agree with you, I think at this stage of the game it is mostly emotion.
Emotion of not wanting to lose-electability
Emotion of 9/11-rudy in front of the camera
Emotion of disliking minority status - win at all costs.
In fact, I think much of the early stage is emotional. We saw some serious passion with the Irey (vs Murtha) and the Harris (vs Nelson) campaigns and bother were thumped in their elections.
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