Giuliani Express
Feb 14, 2007
A few things surprised me over the weekend. The first was the electric enthusiasm for Rudy Giuliani. The Giuliani luncheon was packed. When he stopped in the Republican Lawyers meeting, the whole room was charmed. Many were taking point-blank pictures with their camera phones.
That's from the California GOP Convention.
There's no question that Giuliani has the momentum -- both in the public and in the Blogosphere. (Hey, I am a fan!) I also think that he'll have raised the most money by early 2008.
McCain has lost practically all conservative good will over the past few years. He'll be thrashed if he goes one-on-one against Giuliani.
End of 2008? I am still hoping for a New York brawl.
I really like Giuliani having lived in NYC during the Koch, Dinkins and Giuliani years. Also, the guy is articulate and he engages issues and arguments (for the most part) rather than talking around them.
Even if Giuliani is tough for some conservatives to swallow, he will win if the Democrats run a sufficiently sucky candidate or if people realize that an effective leader who you agree with on a lot of issues is more important than someone who you agree with on everything. Another virtue he has is that he will bring out the worst in his opponents, bringing more to his support (or against them).
Posted by: slickdpdx | Feb 17, 2007 at 06:23 PM