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Giuliani reflects, kinda
The New York Times features Rudy Giuliani, casually devoting some thoughts to his inglorious defeat in the primaries and then running away from that sissy self-reflection stuff.
But here's a curious statement.
The consuming focus on Florida and the absence of effort in New Hampshire — those are not matters that Mr. Giuliani says he has spent any time exploring, choosing instead to embrace the concept that it was not that he failed but that he was overtaken by a solid opponent who ran a better campaign. [Emph. added]
That's just flat-out false. Giuliani spent a lot of money in New Hampshire and campaigned there on multiple occasions. The problem was simply that the more time and effort he expended there, the less people seemed to like him.
Is this the beginning of the newest round of Giuliani revisionism?
My predictions
Over a year ago, I said to many people that Giuliani would go into Iowa, where his pro-gay rights, pro-choice stands would get him thrown out on his ass. Then he'd go to New Hampshire, where his pro-gun control stand would get him tossed. That's pretty much what happened.
As Bouldin says above, Rudy spent a lot of time and money in NH. What he also mentions is the one thing I didn't see -- that the more people get to know Giuliani, the less they like him (I never liked him, so I didn't go through that). Further proof of this concept is in Florida, where his numbers dwindled the longer he stayed there.
This is why I'd love to see him on the ticket with McCain. Unfortunately, because he's pro-gay rights, choice, and gun control, there's no way on Earth that's going to happen.
Michael & Dan
I can't wait to see if he has the gall to run for Governor and then gets laughed out of New York State.
I think we can bank on it
Both parts.
Poor Rudy. Nobody likes him. Even his own family. Back when he was mayor, the LH used to work with one of his cousins. This guy, who was a really decent person, did not have anything nice to say about him. Heck, his own kids can't stand him.