Matt Lewis writes an interesting comparison of Giuliani and McCain’s debate strategies. It occurs to me that more than any issue, which serve to validate Rudy Giuliani’s credentials, what he is really offering voters is his personality. Isn’t that right?
So says Dan Hoover: Romney told reporters and editors of The Des Moines Register last month that he wants to lower marginal tax rates for Americans, not overhaul the code. "I’m probably not going to be recommending throwing out the code and starting over," he said. That’s exactly where the Read more…
Damn, that’s strong language from Mayor Giuliani. (H/T: Ryan Sager)
Some long-needed good news for the Giuliani campaign. Perhaps this will help them focus on the economy.
Marc Ambinder has a great article on the New Jersey delegate selection process. The idea is pretty simple. There is a push to make New Jersey’s primary "winner-take-all," meaning that the candidate with the plurality gets all 52 delegates. The point is that other states may go this route. Utah Read more…
This is a pretty direct frontal assault. Is Huckabee saying that, unlike Brownback, he wouldn’t settle for VP to Rudy?
Rudy Giuliani’s campaign held a blogger conference call with Campaign Manager Mike DuHaime and Communications Director Katie Levinson. Two things seemed quite clear to me. First, Rudy is running on his record as mayor. He is not wrapping himself around 9/11. This cuts both ways. On the one hand, no Read more…
Rules fights are fun, obscure, and usually well behind the scenes. Not the fight over whether independents (normal speak for California’s "Decline to State" or DTS) can vote in the GOP primary. They can in the Democrat’s primary. For the most part, this fight is breaking down along ideological lines. Read more…
One of the great questions of this election will be whether social conservatives abandon Rudy Giuliani. Conventional wisdom suggests that they will. The Giuliani campaign has gone to great lengths to argue that they will not. Today, the LA Times weighs in with polls and anecdotes: "He’s got that New Read more…
Regarding abortion, Rudy Giuliani said at a campaign stop in Iowa: "Our party has to get beyond issues like that." That reminds me of something else he said… Update: Looks like a reporter stripped some context out.