Now this is interesting.
In federal election filings, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) hasn’t declared himself a Republican, Newsday reports.
“The ex-mayor still is holding back from submitting the simple one-page form declaring himself a possible candidate, despite raising $1.4 million to run. And asked what party he belongs to on a different form, Giuliani didn’t say – he left the answer blank… Giuliani’s campaign confirmed that leaving off the Republican designation wasn’t a typo.”
Said a campaign lawyer: “It was the campaign’s judgment that we didn’t have to fill in that box.”
The most recent New Hampshire poll shows Guiliani tied with Mitt Romney in second place behind St. McCain. That’s not too bad of a place to be. Of course, Guiliani needs to do really well in the northeast because his positions on social issues are going to hurt him in other parts of the country. But, what if…? What if Guiliani runs his whole campaign as an independent? Could he win? Could the Republican nominee win?
That’s a good question. It would be a bold move. The Guiliani campaign. Independent. Above partisanship. Bringing the country together.
It might get some legs. But why would he do it? He’d only do it if he thought he could win. He would obviously cut into the GOP candidate’s numbers and help the Democrat. Could he win it?
I think it is possible that he could. Most Americans are sick of both parties anyway. He’ll need a sidekick though. He’ll need someone else to balance the ticket. Maybe Joe Lieberman? Nah. He’s too divisive for the unity racket. Rudy needs someone above the fray. That pretty much rules out Zell Miller. Ross Perot tried the whole war hero thing. Didn’t work. I don’t think Rudy should repeat Perot’s mistakes. Rudy needs someone ‘clean’, someone that hasn’t ever employed a police chief with mob connections. Maybe he can convince Patrick Fitzgerald to run with him.
Any ideas?
Looks pretty simple to me.
In order for the war party to hang on to power, they feel they need a distraction.
Think Ross Perot, or Anderson.
This strategy does not always work. But if lipstick cn be applied to the pig thickly enough, perhaps the public just might be befuddled enough to shoot itself in the foot yet again. Consider how right wing whacko, Bush enabling, war whooping Chuck Hagel has been transformed in some circles into some kind of anti-war hero, simply by focusing on his “talking head personna” and very pointedly ignoring his voting record; that’s how you put lipstick on a pig!
Pubbies are counting on the south and all of the goofy right wing hysterics and religious extremeism to carry them along. I think this is insane, and actually destructive to the Republican party but that is not important. What is important is that the Republicans are trying to split the ticket, and this makes Rudy look like a cheap and dirty tool.
If the public is looking at an eastern moderate and Pubbie center dweller like Rudy, they arn’t looking hard at an alarming John McCain, or a bizarre Sam Brownback. When dealing with Republicans bring a huge and brutal dose of cynicism.
Guilianai is about as inspiring as a slug.
Any ideas?
Colin Powell
Umm, pardon me, but Colin Powell is a war criminal. His lies before the United Nations are indefensible. He knew better and didn’t care. He had his orders…
With Powell’s lies before the world, America finally had its own Joachim Von Ribbentrop.
Unity
ticketracketHeheh, you got that right. What a scam that whole Unity ticket crap is, can you believe some idiots are really gung ho about that? Well, I guess I can, because we even have thirty percent who would vote for doofyus again…
Yup, what we really need, instead of TWO parties, is just ONE party, that way EVERYone will be represented by the SAME party and their will be no party bickering! Sounds
great!like Hitler’s idea to me…Hmm…Hillary vs Giuliani vs McCain. Interesting dynamics there. Probably ends with McCain in the White House with a small plurality and no mandate or credibility.
Runningmate? Hmm. Somebody widely percieved as independent. Fitzgerald may be too inside baseball unless the Libby trial brings in other big fish.
Norm Coleman from MN? Flip flops all over the place and was a former dem. Balances NYC with the midwest.
Mary Landrieu? The Disaster Ticket? Northeast and the south.
Jane Harman or Ellen Tauscher? Bi-coastal, former prosecutor paired with a female intelligence bigwig?
Could Guiliani pull enough disaffected East Coast progressives away from a Hillary/Obama ticket to tip the balance in favor of the ‘Thugs?
‘Cuz, no matter what he thinks, he’s not gonna win it – so the question becomes, who’s he gonna lose it for? Dems or ‘Thugs?
Since his advisors are ‘Thugs, I think they are trying to draw away “centrist” Dems – New Yorkers & others who lean towards Hillary.
Could I be talking outta my blowhole? It wouldn’t be the first time.