Look who’s speaking at the Lincoln Club. Guiliani would swear off dresses for a lifetime if he could take Fred’s place at the event.
I DONT THINK RUDY IS THE LEAST BIT WORRIED: From the Orange County Register
Jon Fleischman, who publishes the Flash Report website that follows statewide Republican politics, said he's seen that dynamic in action during several fundraising dinners. "I've seen the presence of Rudy Giuliani in a room cause a lot of conservatives to just put a lot of ideological differences on the back burner," he said. "He walks into a room and silences it." Looking at federal campaign finance data, it also appears that he can also cause a people to reach into their wallets. To date, Romney is the leading Republican presidential candidate in Orange County, raising more than $653,000. Giuliani – who has yet to even formally announce his candidacy – is second with $444,000.This week, Giuliani and Romney will get competition from former Republican Senator Fred Thompson, who comes into town for a highly-touted speech to the Lincoln Club, an influential supporter of Republican candidates and causes.
But several observers note that Giuliani has positioned himself ideally in Orange County by grabbing the opportunity of addressing the Lincoln Club's Flag Day dinner in June, with an anticipated crowd of more than 2,000 Republican activists.
"Mitt Romney has established a beachhead here in Orange County that will be tough to beat," Fleischman said. "He came in early and really impressed a lot of the right people."
But he notes that the Flag Day dinner will offer Giuliani "a pivotal moment to see if he can change the momentum in Orange County."