Has rudy ever won anything outside of NY. Any elected office higher than Mayor?
Than Mayor of New York City.
It's bigger than many countries. There are more NYC police officers than there are Active Duty USCG.
The job he did there is comparable, as an ELECTIVE EXECUTIVE POSITION to that of a governor. Congressmen and Sentors have no executive experience to speak of, which is why we tend to like to elect governors.
I'm not sure ANY current member of Congress has much to run on lately on either side of the aisle.
As for any comparison to Lincoln, it was a different age. NYC isn't subject to gerrymandering either.
Man, I'm glad its early, because the current crop of candidates is a long way from satisfying.