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New York Label May Not Fit All in Giuliani Run
NY Times ^
| March 8, 2007
| ADAM NAGOURNEY
Posted on 03/07/2007 10:27:26 PM PST by neverdem
WASHINGTON, March 7 When Republicans say they are skeptical that Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former mayor of New York, can survive their partys presidential nominating process, they usually point to his record of support for abortion rights, gay rights and gun control.
But there may be a less obvious hurdle that Mr. Giuliani has to overcome: Whether he is too much of a New Yorker for the rest of the country.
Americans like New York City, as officials in both parties are quick to say. Most find it vibrant, entertaining and an object of sympathy and pride since the terrorist attacks five and a half years ago that made Mr. Giuliani the national contender he is today.
But the city, with all its tumult and rough edges, is not for everyone. And few people embody all the complicated facets of New York City as much as Mr. Giuliani.
He is swaggering, brash and opinionated and loves to stick his thumb in the eye of conventional political norms. Those traits won him some acclaim in New York, not to mention a lot of tabloid headlines. But he can also be temperamental, controlling, capricious, volatile and, in the words of Edward I. Koch, a former Democratic mayor who supported Mr. Giuliani in his successful bid for a second term, mean-spirited.
New Yorkers who elected him twice as their mayor tend to view what others might call rudeness as an endearing trait. But beyond conservative unease with his positions on social issues, two of the biggest questions about Mr. Giulianis presidential campaign are whether the same qualities that made him iconic in New York will play as well in the rest of the country, and whether voters elsewhere will exhibit the same tolerance as New Yorkers did toward the more colorful aspects...
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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: giuliani; newyorkcity; republicanparty; rudolphwgiuliani
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To: Zeroisanumber
Abortion and Gays? Two issues that the president has little ability to effect?
Exactly!
To: Prokopton
You really want to win the White House Hillary?
OK. Here's the plan.
42
posted on
03/08/2007 12:43:55 AM PST
by
KDD
To: All
I agree that Rudy is a liberal when it comes to social issues but why in the world did he run for the Mayor of New York City as a Republican instead of a Democrat?
Doesn't make political sense to me if he's really a died in the wool liberal as some claim.
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posted on
03/08/2007 12:47:22 AM PST
by
Doofer
To: gpapa; Zeroisanumber
Kerry won New York City by 73.82% to 22.76% for Bush.
Which proves zeroisanumber's point perfectly. Do you know how many NYC residents voted for President Bush in 2004? 587,000. More people than live in the entire state of Wyoming. And more people than voted for the President in small to mid-size red states like Arkansas, Nebraska and Nevada.
Getting back to the original article, do people think Giuliani's blunt style will turn off voters? McCain did well early on in 2000 because he was a supposed straight talker. But he faded in the end. Does America want that type of personality in the White House?
To: presently no screen name
45
posted on
03/08/2007 1:20:29 AM PST
by
gpapa
(Boost FR Traffic! Make FR your home page!)
To: conservative in nyc
Your assuming Rudy will win New York State's electoral votes I suppose. The winner takes all ya know.
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posted on
03/08/2007 1:22:46 AM PST
by
gpapa
(Boost FR Traffic! Make FR your home page!)
To: My2Cents
He's now "America's Mayor," not "New York's Mayor." Really? I don't seem to recall that election.
Talk about "selected, not elected".
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posted on
03/08/2007 1:33:48 AM PST
by
NapkinUser
(Free Ramos and Compean! Disbarment for the Nifong-wannabe Johnny Sutton.)
To: gpapa; Zeroisanumber
Your assuming Rudy will win New York State's electoral votes I suppose. The winner takes all ya know.
I'm not assuming anything about Rudy - that he will win the Republican nomination or New York State in a general election. I think it's far too early to make state-by-state predictions were Rudy to win the primary, especially when we don't even know who the Democrat nominee will be.
The only thing I was commenting on was Zeroisanumber's statement "New York is too big and encompasses too much to be brushed off as "liberal"." There are many, many liberals in NYC, but there are also a lot of Republicans and even conservatives. More people voted for Bush in NYC proper than Arkansas. And if I were to tally the numbers for the NYC metro area, I suspect I'd find that more people voted for Bush in the metro than in all but a handful of states. Unfortunately, we're outnumbered by liberals here.
To: Zeroisanumber
How is NYC not liberal?!
49
posted on
03/08/2007 1:43:52 AM PST
by
skr
(Freedom is one of the deepest and noblest aspirations of the human spirit. -- Ronald Reagan)
To: conservative in nyc; CWOJackson
"Do you know how many NYC residents voted for President Bush in 2004? 587,000. More people than live in the entire state of Wyoming."
Oh, that's just sad. That is only because of New York's population. California has millions of republicans, but it means diddly if democrats outnumber you so badly. The vast majority of New York city hates Bush, conservatism and all that stuff.
"LOL! I'm sure that makes Newt, Duncan and Tom feel much better."
There you go again. You always rant against conservatives like Gingrich, Hunter and Tancredo while at the same time cheerleading for leftist republicans. It's quite sad.
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posted on
03/08/2007 1:48:22 AM PST
by
NapkinUser
(Free Ramos and Compean! Disbarment for the Nifong-wannabe Johnny Sutton.)
To: CWOJackson
Speaker Gingrich isn't running for POTUS.
51
posted on
03/08/2007 2:59:42 AM PST
by
2ndDivisionVet
(Newt Gingrich/John Bolton 2008)
To: CWOJackson; neverdem
52
posted on
03/08/2007 3:05:16 AM PST
by
airborne
(Rudy is nothing but a donkey in an elephant suit! HUNTER 2008!)
To: neverdem
After years of wussie utterances of turn the other cheek, islam is a religion of peace and love, from GWB, it's precisely the ripping new ones of Rudy that I like.
53
posted on
03/08/2007 3:13:46 AM PST
by
tkathy
(Rudy is the latest phenomenenenenenenena)
To: Zeroisanumber; flashbunny
"
Two issues that the president has little ability to effect?"
In the elections of 2002 and 2004, many on FR said one's vote should be cast with consideration of who'll be influencing Supreme Court nominees. Significant emphasis was placed upon the socially conservative candidate who'd "shape the court" and make other judicial appointments. "It's the courts!", was the mantra hailed most important.
It seems strange that same influence upon the judiciary is now of no particular importance since the Executive nominee may shamefully defy all 2004 wisdom and violate every Republican plank and that cabdidate also is a proven liberal in courts appointees.
My, how we've progressed...
54
posted on
03/08/2007 3:28:49 AM PST
by
azhenfud
(The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
To: neverdem; Pelham; Bob J; NormsRevenge; Rabid Dog; ElkGroveDan; calcowgirl
You know, you just can't explain to most non-Californians why another Schwarzenegger would be a mistake. In fact, it's hard to explain what's wrong with California to anyone who doesn't live there. And of course, winning is everything, so you can't explain what's wrong with another Schwarzenegger to some Californians, either.
To: neverdem
He is swaggering, brash and opinionated and loves to stick his thumb in the eye of conventional political norms. Those traits won him some acclaim in New York, not to mention a lot of tabloid headlines. But he can also be temperamental, controlling, capricious, volatile and, in the words of Edward I. Koch, a former Democratic mayor who supported Mr. Giuliani in his successful bid for a second term, mean-spirited.
These are just the personal qualities we need in a pubbbie president after 8 years of the "new tone"
To: CWOJackson
The plurality at CPAC actually went to Romney. IIRC, Giuliani came in second.
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To: skr
How is NYC not liberal?!Plenty of liberals live here, but it's also home to plenty of conservatives. Until you've visited or lived here you can't understand the vastness and complexity of the city.
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posted on
03/08/2007 6:25:08 AM PST
by
Zeroisanumber
(Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
To: CWOJackson
When did Rudy Guliani take over the mantle of most hated from the President?Hey there, C Dubs, nice to see you popping in. Nobody "hates" Giuliani or Bush. The reason that Rudy! takes more flack than Bush around here is that Bush is pro-life and not a gun-grabber. Those two issues are no-compromise issues amongst conservatives. Nominating Rudy! is about the most unpragmatic thing the GOP can do. He will lose the general.
Hope all is going well.
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posted on
03/08/2007 6:49:53 AM PST
by
jmc813
(Rudy Giuliani as the Republican nominee is like Martin Luther being Pope.)
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