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Some in party believe he (Giuliani) can win in California
San Diego Union Tribune ^ | Feb. 11, 2007 | John Marelius

Posted on 02/11/2007 10:27:49 PM PST by FairOpinion

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, still basking in his can-do post-Sept. 11 image, got a rousing welcome yesterday from Republican activists searching for a presidential candidate who can win in California.

No Republican presidential candidate has carried California since the elder George Bush did in 1988, and no one has even run a competitive race in the increasingly Democratic-leaning state since then.

Republicans are hopeful they have prospects in the large 2008 field who can reverse the trend by combining liberal and conservative stands that has proven so successful for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

“The popularity of the governor shows that you can take the positions that he holds and win in California,” said Duf Sundheim, outgoing Republican state chairman. “I think Giuliani has the same opportunity.”

As for Giuliani, backers say his record on reducing crime and taxes in New York should give conservatives plenty to like. He was introduced to the convention yesterday by businessman Bill Simon, the 2002 Republican nominee for California governor who once worked under Giuliani in the U.S. Attorney's Office in New York.

Simon said that as mayor, Giuliani cut taxes 23 times and reduced the city's murder rate by 67 percent. “That is a record that as a conservative Republican, I can heartily endorse,” he said.

(Excerpt) Read more at signonsandiego.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: 2008; bluestateliberal; corrupt; dreamon; electionpresident; elections; giuliani; giuliani2008; gop; johnwayneheaint; mobties; partysplitter; phony; republicans; rudyspam
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To: NapkinUser

Unlike Hitlery who claimed she just wanted to be New York's Senator, Rudy's not going to run for something and just turn around less than a year later and run for President.

And in 2000, when New York went nuts and elected the carpetbagging beast, Rudy dropped out because we was undergoing prostate surgery. The polls were competitive when he dropped out.


61 posted on 02/11/2007 10:57:44 PM PST by NYRepublican72
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To: mysterio
Hollyweird is NOT supporting Hillary right now; in case you haven't been keeping up.

The Clintons will have to spend a FORTUNE, in California, N.Y., N.J.,all of New England, Pa., and Ohio; just to keep up with Rudy; should both of them be the presidential candidates.

You just don't have a handle on this race.

62 posted on 02/11/2007 10:59:23 PM PST by nopardons
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To: SmoothTalker
Either way we end up with a liberal as our next President. America loses no matter who wins if those are the two candidates.

not really, Rudy is the one that believe in "School Choice" and "States Rights", I believe he's more like you than you believe.(maybe not a personal level but on his governing style)

63 posted on 02/11/2007 10:59:45 PM PST by Echo Talon
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To: gov_bean_ counter
So you are a fan of someone who's career was kept alive by organized crime? Interesting...

Oh expound on that statement. How exactly was his career "kept alive" by organized crime except for the fact that he was putting those types in PRISON as a prosecutor and then a mayor?

I thought being tough on crime was a good CONSERVATIVE tenant. I'm holding my breath for a response.

64 posted on 02/11/2007 11:00:20 PM PST by NYRepublican72
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To: NapkinUser

He's an ex-mayor and she's a sitting senator.

We have not had 2 presidential candidates face off in a presidental election since 1904.

Rudy did not run against her for medical reasons and there was no reason to come back later and challenge her.

He may or may not win against her in NY. But you sure as h*ll don't know even though to pretend to.


65 posted on 02/11/2007 11:00:39 PM PST by BunnySlippers (SAY YES TO RUDY !!!)
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To: Carry_Okie

This is a bogus, misleading comparison, ignores key issues of major differences.


66 posted on 02/11/2007 11:01:09 PM PST by FairOpinion (Tell Congress: Work for Victory in Iraq. Stop Hillary. Go to: http://www.TheVanguard.org)
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To: EternalVigilance

That's right EV, you know everything and not anyone else on FR, who disagrees with you has EVER been right.........NOT!


67 posted on 02/11/2007 11:01:20 PM PST by nopardons
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To: gov_bean_ counter; mysterio

He supports Ron Paul; what else need one say? LOL


68 posted on 02/11/2007 11:02:58 PM PST by nopardons
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To: All; FairOpinion

"Back to basics. Please explain how Angelides as governor of CA and Hillary as president of the US would hlep conservatism."

People, people, the primaries are around a year away. It's too early to feel that you have to settle for a lib.

After the primaries it MIGHT NOT EVEN BE BETWEEN Rudy and Hillary.

Remember: If a lib runs against a lib, a lib will be our president.


69 posted on 02/11/2007 11:03:06 PM PST by Sun (Let your New Year's resolution be to vote for conservatives in the primaries! Happy 2007!)
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To: Sun

Rudy is a fiscal conservative. Live with it.


70 posted on 02/11/2007 11:03:10 PM PST by BunnySlippers (SAY YES TO RUDY !!!)
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To: nopardons
You honestly think hollywood and the media are going to jump ship on Hillary should she be the nominee? And we're supposed to jump on board with a gun grabber just on the off chance that he'll carry California?
71 posted on 02/11/2007 11:03:22 PM PST by mysterio
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To: NYRepublican72
I was talking about Sinatra. (And then only tongue in cheek). However it is common knowledge that a mafia boss helped Sinatra get out of his contract with the Dorsey band. It is debatable as to whether the same pressure allowed Frankie to get the lead in movie that resurrected his career.
72 posted on 02/11/2007 11:04:12 PM PST by gov_bean_ counter ( I am sitting under my cone of silence, inside a copper wire cage wearing a tin foil hat...)
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To: nopardons
He supports Ron Paul; what else need one say? LOL

Yes, I do. He weighs every vote against the Constitution. Does Rudy? LOL
73 posted on 02/11/2007 11:05:10 PM PST by mysterio
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To: BunnySlippers

The polls have him down. You keep saying Giuliani is a SURE WINNER in the primary because of these worthless polls. But then when they all show Hillary Clinton with something like 52% and Giuliani at 35% in the state of New York for president you totally ignore it. They're both garbage polls, but you can't accept one and ignore the other like you're doing.

Anyone saying Giuliani will beat Clinton in New York is lying.

"Rudy did not run against her for medical reasons...."

That was 2000, I specifically said 2006.

"But you sure as h*ll don't know even though to pretend to."

And you just know Giuliani WILL WIN right? The Rudymites have only said that line a million times, as if he was some sure winner. Your world is going to collapse on you soon enough. Giuliani will never be president, nor should he.


74 posted on 02/11/2007 11:05:48 PM PST by NapkinUser (Free Ramos and Compean! Disbarment for the Nifong-wannabe Johnny Sutton.)
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To: mysterio

"And we're supposed to jump on board with a gun grabber just on the off chance that he'll carry California?"

No, we're jumping on board with a fiscal conservative who is right on the central issue of our time (GWOT) and who can win the big industrial states that have lots of electoral votes and went for Kerry: Michigan, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Jersey, Wisconsin.

And yes, the chance that he'll carry Cali is a nice bit of icing on the cake.


75 posted on 02/11/2007 11:06:04 PM PST by RepublicanPOTUSin08
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To: FairOpinion; jim35

"So shows us a conservative Republican candidate who has any chance of beating Hillary."

It's way too soon to tell.

Remember when everyone thought George Allen was a done deal?



76 posted on 02/11/2007 11:06:22 PM PST by Sun (Let your New Year's resolution be to vote for conservatives in the primaries! Happy 2007!)
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To: NapkinUser
You keep saying Giuliani is a SURE WINNER in the primary because of these worthless polls.

WHERE did I say Rudy is a sure winner? What polls?

You're hallucinating!

77 posted on 02/11/2007 11:07:21 PM PST by BunnySlippers (SAY YES TO RUDY !!!)
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To: FairOpinion

[So shows(sic) us a conservative Republican candidate who has any chance of beating Hillary.]

The Hildabeast is far from indestructable. It's too early to predict which conservative candidate will eventually push ahead in the Republican primaries, and it is merely my hope that one does; not my prediction.

Until it comes down to Rudy vs the Hildabeast, I will remain firmly in support of whoever is the most conservative candidate.

At the wire, if it's between ANY Republican, and ANY democrat, ie if the choice is unpleasant either way, I will get out and vote the 'R'.

However, I think too many of you are willing to throw out social conservatism, before the race has even begun.

Have you even considered that it may not come to a choice between a RINO and a dem?


78 posted on 02/11/2007 11:07:37 PM PST by jim35 ("...when the lion and the lamb lie down together, ...we'd better damn sure be the lion")
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To: BunnySlippers

"Rudy is a fiscal conservative. Live with it."

Conservatism is a way of life, and being a fiscal conservative is not enough.



79 posted on 02/11/2007 11:08:07 PM PST by Sun (Let your New Year's resolution be to vote for conservatives in the primaries! Happy 2007!)
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To: mysterio

Did you see this about Ron Paul?!


Proof of Iranian Nuclear Weapons Program Demanded in US Congress [Ron Paul asks Condi]

US secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice was quizzed yesterday over the failure by the current US administration to present any form of solid evidence over Iran's alleged nuclear weapons program.

During the questioning one Republican congressman, Ron Paul told the hearing "Unproven charges against Iran's nuclear intentions are eerily reminiscent of the false charges made against Iraq."

Paul went on to say "This sounds like Iraq, where accusations came first and proof was supposed to come later – only that proof never came because the accusations turned out to be false."


http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1782812/posts


80 posted on 02/11/2007 11:08:15 PM PST by FairOpinion (Tell Congress: Work for Victory in Iraq. Stop Hillary. Go to: http://www.TheVanguard.org)
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