11.14.2006

Rudy runs

At about 5 o'clock in the evening yesterday, word got out that Rudy Giuliani has formed a presidential exploratory committee (a formality that lets candidates raise money for a possible bid for the White House). Just an hour later Working Families Party Executive Director Can Cantor was first out of the gate with this jab:
"For nearly seven years and nine months, Rudy Giuliani proved himself to be one of the most divisive figures in New York City's history – and that's saying a lot. He almost completely erased that image in an instant. But if Giuliani is actually now a serious presidential candidate – and this is not simply a gambit to boost his consulting business – I suspect the rest of the country will be introduced to the real Rudy – the divider, not the uniter."
--- Krestia DeGeorge

1 Comments:

Blogger IsLAND MAN said...

I'm surprised Rudy is even considering a run for the White House.

Ask someone in Illinois, where most of my family lives, or California, where many of my friends live, and they sort of recognize Rudy's name, but don't know he was mayor of NYC.

And I have to agree with the WFP's Dan Cantor in his assessment of Giuliani. His reputation outside of NYC is very different from that of his reputation among residents of NYC. NYC tourists seem to have the best impression of Rudy because he's the man who cleaned up Times Square and lowered crime. NYC residents know all the rest.

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