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Giuliani's Hold on Lead Spot Is Eroding (Kerik, Reputed Mob Ties Hurting Him, Just As Predicted)
The New York Sun ^ | 11/12/2007 | Russell Berman

Posted on 11/12/2007 2:45:44 AM PST by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

WASHINGTON — Mayor Giuliani's hold on the front-runner's perch in the Republican presidential nomination is eroding, with two new polls showing that Mitt Romney is opening up a widening lead in New Hampshire, site of the first primary.

While Mr. Giuliani has maintained his lead in national polls and in several state surveys, the former Massachusetts governor is now comfortably ahead in both Iowa and New Hampshire, two hotly contested early-voting states that have traditionally played a crucial role in determining the Republican nominee.

Mr. Romney opened up a 12-point lead over Mr. Giuliani in New Hampshire, 32% to 20%, in a Boston Globe/University of New Hampshire poll released yesterday. He leads in the state by 11 points in the latest Marist College poll, also released yesterday. Senator McCain of Arizona, who in an appearance yesterday on "Fox News Sunday" guaranteed a Granite State victory, is running third in both surveys.

The polls indicate that Mr. Romney has solidified his advantage and perhaps shifted the dynamic of the Republican race, after several surveys in September suggested Mr. Giuliani had closed the gap in New Hampshire. Mr. Romney has held a consistent double-digit lead since the summer in Iowa, where voters will cast the first presidential ballots in a caucus on January 3.

(Excerpt) Read more at nysun.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New Hampshire; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 2008; bernardkerik; corruption; election2008; elections; giuliani; kerik; mitt; mittromney; newhampshire; romney; rudy; rudygiuliani
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1 posted on 11/12/2007 2:45:45 AM PST by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
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To: Liz; indylindy; TitansAFC

Good news, good morning PING! ;)


2 posted on 11/12/2007 2:46:24 AM PST by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle ("Ron Paul and his flaming antiwar spam monkeys can Kiss my Ass!!" -- Jim Robinson, 09/30/07)
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
With hopes in NH dwindling, Giuliani is privately cheering for Huckabee to do well in Iowa. He might even be supporting Huckabee secretly through back-channels. Because Giuliani is trailing Romney badly in Iowa as well, the only sensible strategy for Giuliani is to somehow trip Romney up in Iowa and prevent Romney from developing overwhelming momentum coming out of IA and NH. He has a slim outside chance of doing this via a surging Huckabee.

Huckabee is Giuliani's ally of convenience. Huckabee could even be his VP.

That's an ugly, dispiriting thought.

3 posted on 11/12/2007 3:02:59 AM PST by JCEccles
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

Doh !

4 posted on 11/12/2007 3:03:27 AM PST by ARE SOLE (Agents Ramos and Campean are in prison at this very moment.. (A "Concerned Citizen".)
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To: ARE SOLE; JCEccles

"It's a girl thing. You wouldn't understand." ;)

5 posted on 11/12/2007 3:08:17 AM PST by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle ("Ron Paul and his flaming antiwar spam monkeys can Kiss my Ass!!" -- Jim Robinson, 09/30/07)
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To: JCEccles
No, Mike Huckabee could never be Rudy’s VP. Huckabee’s supporter’s would never vote for Rudy.
6 posted on 11/12/2007 3:10:07 AM PST by Coldwater Creek
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

Hoo-yah!!


7 posted on 11/12/2007 3:10:52 AM PST by Jim Robinson (Our God-given unalienable rights are not open to debate, negotiation or compromise!)
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
Yeah... but why the hell is Hucka-nanny benefiting?
8 posted on 11/12/2007 3:11:53 AM PST by johnny7 ("But that one on the far left... he had crazy eyes")
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To: Jim Robinson

Thought you’d appreciate this one. ;)


9 posted on 11/12/2007 3:12:46 AM PST by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle ("Ron Paul and his flaming antiwar spam monkeys can Kiss my Ass!!" -- Jim Robinson, 09/30/07)
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
You mean it might not be Rudy/Hillary!?

I'm going to have to have new t-shirts printed up!

10 posted on 11/12/2007 3:13:12 AM PST by gridlock (Recycling is the new Religion.)
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

Romney’s not my favorite by far, but whatever it takes to knock out that corrupt, gun grabbing, draft dodging, abortionist, war profiteer Rudy JulieAnnie is fine by me,


11 posted on 11/12/2007 3:16:27 AM PST by Jim Robinson (Our God-given unalienable rights are not open to debate, negotiation or compromise!)
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To: gridlock
You mean it might not be Rudy/Hillary!?

In all honesty (and only 'cause you're asking, albeit rhetorically): I honestly don't think Cankles (who's had an absolutely miserable two straight weeks of negative publicity, as of this writing; with her poll numbers plummeting appreciably, as a result) will end up being the Dem nominee, at the end of the day. And I will absolutely, positively GUARANTEE -- here and now; for the record -- that Giuliani won't be our candidate in '08. ;)

12 posted on 11/12/2007 3:19:25 AM PST by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle ("Ron Paul and his flaming antiwar spam monkeys can Kiss my Ass!!" -- Jim Robinson, 09/30/07)
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To: Jim Robinson
Romney’s not my favorite by far, but whatever it takes to knock out that corrupt, gun grabbing, draft dodging, abortionist, war profiteer Rudy JulieAnnie is fine by me,

From your lips to God's ears. ;)

13 posted on 11/12/2007 3:21:02 AM PST by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle ("Ron Paul and his flaming antiwar spam monkeys can Kiss my Ass!!" -- Jim Robinson, 09/30/07)
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To: Jim Robinson
"Romney’s not my favorite by far ..."

Mild understatement I would say Mr. Robinson! LOL

14 posted on 11/12/2007 3:25:03 AM PST by ImpBill ("America ... Where are you now?" --Greg Adams--Brownsville, TX --On the other Front Line)
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

Rudy - the only one who can beat Hillery - in sleaze.


15 posted on 11/12/2007 3:26:41 AM PST by azhenfud (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
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"He chose...poorly..."

16 posted on 11/12/2007 3:28:19 AM PST by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: azhenfud
Rudy - the only one who can beat Hillery - in sleaze.

I'm imagining a cookie bake-off: the both of them looking appropriately butch in their homey, old style aprons... ;)

17 posted on 11/12/2007 3:28:53 AM PST by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle ("Ron Paul and his flaming antiwar spam monkeys can Kiss my Ass!!" -- Jim Robinson, 09/30/07)
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
"Ron Paul and his flaming antiwar spam monkeys can Kiss my Ass!!" -- Jim Robinson, 09/30/07

Oh LOL! I just love this site...

18 posted on 11/12/2007 3:29:15 AM PST by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: Caipirabob
ROTFLMAO! Hysterical -- !!! ;)
19 posted on 11/12/2007 3:30:44 AM PST by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle ("Ron Paul and his flaming antiwar spam monkeys can Kiss my Ass!!" -- Jim Robinson, 09/30/07)
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
Now you see why the RNC halved the pool of the early primary states. Rudi's stragedy has always been to bank on Super Duper Tuesday.

If he and his RNC cronies could have figured a way to do the same to the Iowa caucuses, they would.

20 posted on 11/12/2007 3:34:04 AM PST by steveegg (I am John Doe, and a monthly donor)
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