Posted on 04/02/2010 2:53:19 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
The Shark Tank was hinting yesterday about a major endorsement to come next week, although I wasn’t sure if that was an April Fools joke or not. And if it wasn’t, I figured the obvious suspects were Palin or, more importantly, Jeb Bush.
Surprise.
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani will campaign with Senate candidate Marco Rubio.
The two will appear together Monday in Miami, where Giuliani is expected to endorse Rubio in the Republican primary against Gov. Charlie Crist.
In a statement released by the Rubio campaign, Giuliani said, “Marco Rubio is one of the Republican Party’s true rising stars. He’s a bold leader who will bring common sense to Washington where it’s badly needed.”
Why is one of the party’s most famous RINOs siding against the moderate in the race? Let’s join Mark Halperin and John Heilemann on the campaign trail in 2007…
In July, ‘07, Crist visited with Giuliani in the Hamptons: “I’d like to support you,” Crist said.
The next day, Giuliani shared the news with his aide Tony Carbonetti. “I think we got him; it went very well,” Giuliani said.
Carbonetti was familiar enough with Giuliani’s lexicon to know what that meant: Rudy thought it was a done deal. Seeing Giuliani’s strong poll numbers in Florida, Crist had apparently concluded that Rudy was the horse to ride. Carbonetti, a no-nonsense fixer who’d been Rudy’s chief of staff at City Hall, followed up with Crist’s main political guy, George LeMieux, flying to Tallahassee to meet with him and plan the endorsement.
(Excerpt) Read more at hotair.com ...
That’s it — if Giuliani endorses Rubio, that should be the kiss of death for Rubio, that taints Rubio, all conservatives should stay home and not vote in either the primary or the November election.
(/SARC!!)
Rudy might be big in helping transplanted New Yorkers (there are MANY here in Florida) vote for Marco.
But in my book, Rudy ain’t that big.
Rudy might be big in helping transplanted New Yorkers (there are MANY here in Florida) vote for Marco.
But in my book, Rudy ain’t that big.
“Rudy would have fared MUCH better against Obama than McLame.
And he would have been a much better president. At least he loves our country.”
I totally disagree. Rudy is a huge liberal, and because he had the R behind his name would not only have gotten libs behind his policy agendas, but Republicans who felt obligated to support him because of his position as “head of the party.” A Giuliani presidency would have been, probably, even more horrid than Obama’s has been because he would have the bipartisan support for liberal policies that Obama has lacked.
Rudy ran a bad primary. Betting it all on FL was a mistake.
But the primary and the general are very different things. Rudy might have beaten Obama by carrying FL and PA.
Go Rubio. Thanks Rudy - now endorse JD!
I agree with you.
..or for Governor - it would be a landslide. And how he would clean up Albany!
The PaulBots and their unwitting tools are psychotic.
Thread, Good Friday - McCain did it.
Thread, Russia and Iran arming Venezuela - at least they arn’t arming McCain.
Thread, Floods in New England - McCain did it.
Large number of FReepers are tools of the NeoLeftist Ron Paul and his anti war posters.
I just amazing every time stuff like this comes up somehow Sarah has to be interjected into the conversation.
Lets not for get Crist dump on Sarah not to long ago. It out of respect for the RGA Sarah has stayed out of this race so far. Sarah has said only nice thing about Rubio.
Why is this supposed to make me feel better about Rubio? It only makes me suspect that Rubio is selling out to the RINO RNC!
How can you explain the liberal policies Rudy advocated and still hasn’t apologized for?
You are Correct!
Usually am/s
Even many "dark red" rural states would have a hard time supporting a short, bald Italian-American from New York City who speaks with a lisp and had a very liberal track record in the only elected position he ever held.
I agree.
So these dark red states would have gone for Obama then? Doubt it.
I think Rudy would have still lost VA, IN and NC, but he would have picked up FL and PA, and possibly competed in states like NJ, NY and MA.
The point is, he would have actually tried to give people something to vote for. As it was, McCain didn’t try, and Sarah as the VP candidate was not enough to put them over the top.
Not saying that Obama wouldn’t have still won, but I think it would have been more competetive.
The money socks. He’s done enough for NY city. We need combative Republicans that don’t over think things, that aren’t corporate suits, cheese weasel lawyer types, and pleas, no more Harvard or Yale.
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