Posted on 02/03/2007 1:17:10 PM PST by BunnySlippers
By JIM DAVENPORT, Associated Press Writer
He keeps an itinerary that has all the makings of a full-fledged presidential candidate: South Carolina this weekend, New Hampshire the one before.
Which is what Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor, says he's leaning toward becoming.
"There's a real good chance," Giuliani told The Associated Press on Saturday, after a 30-minute speech and question-and-answer session with party leaders in South Carolina. In year, they will put on the first-in-the-South GOP presidential primary.
On Giuliani's first visit to New Hampshire last weekend since setting up the committee, he told reporters he'd received a tremendous amount of enthusiasm and support from people.
But he said he had not yet decided whether he could make a "unique contribution" toward strengthening the nation that would justify a run for president.
He has emphasized his steady hand dealing with the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. However, his moderate stances on gun control, abortion, gay rights and other social issues could be liabilities for him in a GOP presidential primary that includes hard-core conservatives as a central voting group.
For instance, in November, South Carolina voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional ban on same-sex unions.
"The fact is I appeal to conservative Christians the way I appeal to everyone else," Giuliani said at a news conference. "I don't think you have separate appeals to people."
Giuliani formed a presidential exploratory committee in November to prepare for a possible bid for the GOP nomination in 2008. It lets him raise money and travel the country, gauging how much support there could be for him.
In his few first weeks, Giuliani took in $1.4 million. He collected donations online, and held a major fundraising event in New York in December.
Financial documents show that by the start of this year Giuliani had about $1 million available, having spent money to set up campaign headquarters, buy equipment and hire workers.
The Republicans' top tier of candidates for 2008 includes Arizona Sen. John McCain (news, bio, voting record), former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback (news, bio, voting record).
Giuliani's visit to Columbia wrapped up a busy week in the state for White House hopefuls. Romney was in the capital on Tuesday and Brownback on Friday.
Please put me on the Rudy Ping List if I'm not on it already.
I wish I had a dollar for everyone who told me that privately after hearing of his "pink triangle" post.
You're the one who tried to post nazi pink triangles. The one I posted, in jest, was the one that the gay activists sell online. I was informed that JR straightened you out on that, but you obviously don't listen well.
"Reproductive Freedom" is not 1:1 correlated with infanticide. Like it or not, birth control is here to stay.
And, BTW, the President of the United States has tangentially little to do with the issue, beyond appointing judges. If RvW gets rightfully thrown out, it just goes back to the states, where it belongs.
I can imagine you want to stifle this. But it's out.
Yeah, the harpie band is pretty big these days. You might have even raised enough for a halfway decent steak...
Big deal.
Dang, a lot on both threads were deleted.
There were too many deletions for me to follow the conversation, even your post # 794 was gone.
Good. I just added you to the Rudy ping list.
Tends to happen when they use America's premiere conservative forum to push a liberal candidate and agenda.
I, for one, am not forgetting!
"Thank you very much for inviting me to say a few words of welcome. This event shows that people of different political parties and different political thinking can unite in support of choice. In doing so, we are upholding a distinguished tradition that began in our city starting with the work of Margaret Sanger and the movement for reproductive freedom that began in the early decades of the 20th century..." - Rudy Giuliani
He's a great Catholic too!
I can't see rudy being president. Too many liberal ways for my taste.
"sanger quote"
Thank You! and all the others for the info on rudy.
(wasn't going to vote for him even if he gets the nomination)
Your statement makes no sense since our ping list has quite a few more than 50 and each of us have family members. Maybe some of you should go take a course in politics 101 because it sure looks like you all missed the boat on politics.
I had to read your statement three times because I couldn't believe anyone would post something so senseless on a political site.
Not a bad tagline. Newt at #2 on the ticket scares the hell out of Senate Democrats.
He has a few odd scores to settle on the Hill.
I know! Can you imagine what that would do to the RATs. I have been changing taglines and think I have settled on Newt. There has to be a reason he is not in the race right now.
You have been missing the excitement of the late evening on here in the Smokey Backroom where they love to move our threads! :)
I don't have much of a stomach for arguing. It's like how I shop: get in, get out.
And little new information is ever exchanged:
"You're a liberal! He wants to kill your unborn babies and steal your guns!"
"Um, the White House isn't Gracie Mansion..."
Etc. Etc. All the heavy-lifting of politics isn't done on FR.
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