Page Six: Giuliani Will Run in 2012

Slate's The Slatest Edition ^ | January 7, 2011

[2ndDivisionVet]

Look out, Sarah Palin: America's mayor is coming for you. The New York Post reports that former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani has called up his top political advisers and is preparing for a foray into New Hampshire in advance of the 2012 presidential election. Anonymous sources told the Post Giuliani "thinks the Republican race will be populated with far-right candidates like Mitt Romney, Sarah Palin, and Mike Huckabee, and there's opportunity for a moderate candidate with a background in national security." His best friends don't necessarily agree. "Even Rudy loyalists" think the idea of another run is "crazy." The former mayor came in fourth in the Republican primary in New Hampshire three years ago....

[paulycy]

but I'd take Hitlary over Rombot.

Don't be ridiculous. zer0 and hillary are equally far left and equally ruthless. That's why we mustn't let either of them win next time.

[Dr. Sivana]

Either Giuliani is REALLY dense, he is floating a balloon for publicity, or another candidate (not Romney) is using him to pull down Romney’s numbers in NH in exchange for VP or cabinet position or favor to be named later.

It fits Huck’s M.O.

[t-dude]

This is great news. It does split the RINO vote and it’s about time we started playing chess with the establishment.

They always split the conservative vote and get their RINO nominated. (Nixon, Ford, Bush, Dole, Bush, McCain, Romney?)

Giuliani has always been very supportive of Governor Palin and may be angling for a VP or cabinet slot. I could see him as Attorney General in a Palin administration.

[DannyTN]

"Don't be ridiculous. Rombot and zer0 and hillary are equally far left and equally ruthless. That's why we mustn't let either any of them win next time. "

Fixed it. Okay Maybe Rombot's not ruthless, he's still far left. And Hitlary is the only one that doesn't belong to a cult.

[rob777]

"Please point me towards such a candidate (and please don’t say “Ron Paul” or his progeny) amongst the field now assembling to run."


Mike Pence would fit the bill, but it looks like he may run for Governor. Michelle Bachmann certainly fits the bill and appears to be considering a run. Herman Cain would fit the bill but has never run for office before. The same holds true for John Bolton. In the next few months we might have a better picture of who will be throwing their hat in the ring.

[Ranjit]

Can anyone please highlight, why there is so much problem with Huckabee? He has very good chance of bringing out evangelical conservatives in huge numbers and can negate the surge of black votes for Obama.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Two congressmen and two private citizens. Ain’t gonna happen. Congressmen/women don’t normally become presidential candidates. There’ve only been two people elected president with only a stint in the House of Representatives as their sole government experience, James Garfield and Abraham Lincoln. Think about that and how long ago that was...As of right now, everybody you hear is running, except Huckleberry & Myth, are running for VP, like Pawlenty, Bolton, Bush, etc..

[Dr. Sivana]

I could see him as Attorney General in a Palin administration.

I hope not. He'll be on the wrong side of every pro-life issue that comes up, and the AG gets involved in a lot of them. Palin's libertarian impulses might interfere with his style as Director of Homeland Security, which is less likely to clash with cultural conservatives.

[2ndDivisionVet]

He’s a pro-amnesty, soft-on-crime, nanny state RINO. Do some research and you’ll see.

[Dr. Sivana]

Bolton does not fit the bill for conservatives.

See:

http://agoodchoice.blogspot.com/2010/12/ambassador-john-bolton-eyes-white-house.html

[bt579]

ANYBODIES BETTER THAN OBAMA

[meadsjn]

None of these three are ideological conservatives.

That's just crazy talk. Sarah Palin is conservative, more so than any potential candidate since Reagan.

[Dr. Sivana]

why there is so much problem with Huckabee?

Huck is big on nanny state programs of the same variety that Bloomberg and Michelle O. support. While he does okay on a checklist of conservative issues, he doesn't seem to have a principled, limited government mindset. He is pro-life, will overspend more slowly than Obama, and doesn't hate his country. I could vote for him if he were the nominee.

I support Palin, but either Huck or Palin on the top of the ticket pretty much writes off the northeast from New York/New Jersey on up (including NH). I simply accept that we aren't gonna get much in the northeast.

[Waryone]

'Can anyone please highlight, why there is so much problem with Huckabee?

He's an illegal loving, soft on crime, big spending statist, "govt takes the place of God," RINO.

[Ranjit]

Look every candidate is going to have some issues. Atleast Huckabee has a good favorable numbers. I am sure, he will move further to right in primaries and will be forced to stick with it. Let us face the truth. All the other candidates have huge defects

Sarah Palin—We conservatives(including me) like her but she has such a huge negatives.

Mitt Romney—Healthcare in MA is enough to shut him out

Newt Gingrich—Social conservatives and independents don’t like him.

Rudy—He is not running for president. May be for AG or just to keep his name out

Rick Sanatorum—Will be a good VP candidate

Tim Pawlenty—There is energy with him

Any thoughts on outside candidates other than this list?

[Ranjit]

Tim Pawlenty—I meant no energy with him

[LibLieSlayer]

Having Rudy... a social liberal in the mix... will be great. It will give America a definite contrast between failed liberalism and Conservatism... that and we can make fun of his trying to sell himself as a Conservative again.

LLS

[LibLieSlayer]

“I wouldn’t vote for either under any circumstance.”

I second that pledge.

LLS

[CaptainK]

The pit bull might have a chance at the nomination.

[MrEdd]

Because he is a snake oil salesman who exudes all the sincerity of Mr. Hainey on “Green Acres”. A lot of Evangelicals will never, ever touch him due to that incident of trying to hoist some of the furniture when he left the Governor's mansion.