[dmw]

I found this posed on this thread by Alberta' Child and wondered what your thoughts are on what was said here. Since I'm not an expert on NY politics I'm curious to get your take on this. By the way, how was the meeting? ;)

"In an overwhelmingly Democratic city like New York, a Democratic candidate actually has a more difficult hill to climb to win the mayoral election -- because he/she first has to get through a hotly-contested primary fight involving as many as 5 or 6 opponents.

An ambitious Democrat who wants to be mayor of New York City is best served by running as a Republican -- just like Michael Bloomberg did in 2001. And I'm getting more convinced by the day that this is exactly what Rudy Giuliani did back then -- which is one more reason why he should never be trusted as the GOP nominee."

118 posted on 03/01/2007 3:43:44 PM PST by Alberta's Child

[alicewonders]

By the way, how was the meeting? ;)

Their meeting must be running long tonight.

[jonathanmo]

I can't answer to the "why" as far as Giuliani picking Republican...I couldn't find any quotes one way or the other so that is just speculation. It is true, however, that Dems in NYC always have more candidates in primaries and have a run-off system to strengthen their candidates before the General election.

According to Answers.com, Giuliani lost in 1989 as the Republican/Liberal/Independent candidate. He won in 1993 as the Republican/Liberal candidate and he won in 1997 as the Republican candidate. Apparently, the less Fusion the better as he went along...unusual in NYC I would say..

Meeting went well. Consensus was we prefer "Rudy-Tooters"