January 17, 2008
Giuliani's Prospects Not Looking Too Good
People have been wondering about former mayor Rudy Giuliani's campaign for a long time (his presidential campaign plan notebook went missing last January! he pays more attention to his friends' advice versus that of election consultants). Now, with the Florida primary on the horizon, it seems his New York-based supporters are starting to worry.
The first few weeks of the new year have brought Giuliani embarrassing finishes in Iowa, New Hampshire, and Michigan as well as national polls - ones he used to lead with large margins - where he is now tied or in second or third place. The Times reports "supporters say they are confident that if Mr. Giuliani carries Florida or runs a very close second, he will remain the odds-on favorite" to take all delegates from New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. But Cooper Union historian and Giuliani biographer Fred Siegel thinks Giuliani winning Florida requires "a miraculous comeback. I wouldn't bet on it."
Also, Giuliani's strategy to concentrate on Florida might be backfiring among voters. One Florida conservative told Newsday, "It concerns me that he really hasn't campaigned a lot, and he's placing everything on Florida," while another said, "He squandered his lead." And more damning, a Giuliani fan said, "I haven't seen him put out the effort yet." Ouch, but he does have 12 events scheduled for the Sunshine State this week.
Check out this ad Giuliani is running in Florida; it's about Giuliani's tax plan and the Observer thinks the music is Star Wars-y. And the Washington Post's campaign blog spoke to an investment adviser/big game hunter at a speech Giuliani gave for the North Florida Chapter of the Safari Club. He might vote for Giuliani (Mitt Romney is "too much of a slickster"), adding, "What was that lunatic's name -- Al Gore -- can you imagine Al Gore in 9/11?"
Photograph of Giuliani signing a pizza box in Florida yesterday by Mari Darr-Welch/AP
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I support you Jen, but what's this?
"The first few weeks of the new year have brought Giuliani embarrassing finishes in Iowa, New Hampshire, and Michigan and national polls he used to now where he is now tied or in second or third place."
Jen, I love you, but please, stop trying to write. Stick with radio and tv interviews, drumming up ad sales, or whatever.
Can you please explain to me what this is supposed to mean:
"The first few weeks of the new year have brought Giuliani embarrassing finishes in Iowa, New Hampshire, and Michigan and national polls he used to now where he is now tied or in second or third place."
Also:
"might be backfiring amongst Republicans"
Amongst???
now the fun part is to see how much longer he is willing to make such an ass of himself. he is so arrogant and conceited that he likely will drag his sorry ass through most, if not all, the remaining primaries. great fodder for the humor mill.
and then... good f*cking riddance!!!
or.........
I, Rudolph Giuliani, solemnly swear on this pizza to protect my country and root for the Yankees...or Red Sox...whichever.
I heard some commentator say it and I think it's true -- when it's obvious that he can't win the nomination, Giuliani will suddenly develop some kind of health issue that "forces" him to pull out of the race. Which will of course be announced at a tear-jerker press conference with Judi gazing adoringly from his side.
stick a fork in him, he's done
what's wrong with "amongst?"
root for the Yankees...or Red Sox...whichever.
This is not an endorsement of Giuliani but you - and the media - really twisted his words on this one.
It's preciously overwrought. "Among" would have worked just fine.
I feel certain that you just moments ago learned that amongst is a word.
cooper union represent. w00t!
"preciously overwrought"? Land sakes, that's a perniciously filigreed morsel of verbiage.
Thank you, Virgil. Why are people treating Gothamist as if it were The Elements of Style?
On topic for just a moment:
I wish to god Guiliani would somehow get the nomination. I know it's pretty unlikely at this point, but my fondest fantasy from the moment I heard he was running was to see him destroy his own "America's Mayor" halo as his true tyrannical nature blossomed under the fertile compost of a presidential campaign.
colochita, please, spare me your stupid assumptions.
And yes, "preciously overwrought" is an apt description of the use of amongst in this context. It's archaic, and more appropriate for a 16th century poem than a blog post in 2008. The same way that today, one would use amid instead of amidst. Both are correct, just, as I already said, using amongst or amidst is precious and unnecessary.
ha ha... I think you are the overwrought one now. "Well actually, in the 16th century... blah, blah... today one would blah... blah..." - who cares??
Right on colochita...heh heh...
I'm personally all for "amongst" and the use of "whilst" instead of while...
Jen....as long as everyohe is beating up on you for your dropping a word or two from a sentence...you also misspelled Giuliani in the headline. Which is why most writers call him Rudy.
You guys are fucking idiots. Thats some language you can understand, isnt it?
Tsk Tsk SP..."thats" "isnt"??!! What the fuck?!! Did you go to school? Detention for you dumbass...
Let's not fight anymore, you guys. We're all just pandas waving amongst ourselves.
I'll vote for Rudy if he bans pictures of pandas from the Internet.
While/st I'm relieved that Rudy appears to be a presidential loser, I have other concerns. If the GOP nominee is elected, which is a huge concern on its own that I'm ignoring for now, I'm troubled by the possibility of Rudy becoming the A.G. given his yen for overzealous policing.
Atleast he'd keep the topless statues uncovered in the Justice Department.
Rudy has no need to worry as everything is going according to plan. His unconventional strategy will play out just as he had envisioned and he will emerge as the Republican victor next month!
Go Rudy!!
Maybe he should think about breaking into the double digits before he "emerges" as the GOP boy.
Virgil makes an interesting point... especially the way the GOP primaries are going, any of the three Dems would make short work or a crippled Rudy. The swift boating by the real heroes of the eleventh would also help.
What's interesting is that the country seems to be waking up to the supreme arrogance of this little man. Rudy, if you want to win the nomination, it helps if you win something.
And here's a scoop:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/18/us/politics/18fence.html?pagewanted=all
Times is running with a story tomorrow morning about how Giuliani Partners is a part-owner in a company that builds the technology needed for the type of border fence he's been proposing in his stump speech. IOW, go with this plan because it will make me (and Judi) millions of dollars.
Colochita is the poster of the day.
Yes, I vote for Colochita and Ron Paul. Now that Rudy is out of money he should start worrying about finding a new young girlfriend when his current bitch bails on him.