[LS]

Gimme a break. If Fred or Hunter had done this you'd be salivating. You just hate Rudy so bad that you'll dis whatever he does. Whatever his issues, he has far and above been out ahead on CRITICIZING, by name, the Dems for this entire season.

Here's the fact: the winner of the GOP primaries ultimately will be the person who attacks Dems the most. Not attacks each other. Hillary figured that out, and has completely ignored her primary opponents. Republicans should figure that out as well.

[TommyDale]

Hey, if Rudy has that much money to actually run it in the NY Times, more power to him. I really question the wisdom of his campaign spending, however. Please tell us what he will gain in New York.

[RabidBartender]

"Here's the fact: the winner of the GOP primaries ultimately will be the person who attacks Dems the most. Not attacks each other. Hillary figured that out, and has completely ignored her primary opponents. Republicans should figure that out as well."

Only if you're voting against someone. The Democrats tried this in 2004 with their "Anyone But Bush" campaign, and it failed. Now, I see a lot of Republicans (primarily supporters of Guiliani) with a "Anyone But Hillary" mantra.

As for your prediction, it falls flat. You discount the media's ability to paint the attacking Republican as "mean", "racist, or "sexist"; or their ability to flat-out ignore the story (as they will likely do with this ad). It's a stacked deck.