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The Giuliani Anti-Endorsement Gambit

Well, this is a different way to run for office.

There have been numerous media reports recently on how former New York Mayor Rudy Giuiani's campaign has slipped in the past few weeks. Once he led the polls in Florida, now he is third of fourth in most of them.

So the day before the primary, he's taking a different tack. He's talking about how many people haven't endorsed him - sort of as a badge of honor.

"Rudy Giuliani is not endorsed by The Tampa Tribune," the ad begins. "Not endorsed by the Orlando Sentinel. Not endorsed by the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. In fact, he's not endorsed by any of the liberal newspapers. When you're responsible for cutting people's taxes by an incredible seventeen percent ..."

It then goes on to list a number of the accomplishments that Giuliani achieved while he was mayor.

And then it ends with:

"... you're the last person on earth to be endorsed by the liberal New York Times. Rudy Giuliani. Tested. Ready. Now."

Take that, John McCain!

2:20 PM ET | 01-28-2008 | permalink

Comments (Send a comment)

If the strategy works, it's very revealing about definitions of 'liberal.' The Orlando Sentinel, e.g., has only endorsed one Democratic presidential candidate in something like 40 years (Kerry in '04).

Sent by Gene Torisky | 4:26 PM ET | 01-28-2008

those GOP candidates (except Ron Paul) are full of lies, I cant understand how people cant see through them.

Sent by resimc2 | 7:13 PM ET | 01-28-2008

The ad makes perfect sense. They're not not endorsing him because he is a slime-ball, they are not endorsing him because they are liberal. It is all clear to me now -that's far out.

Sent by ben turner | 11:03 PM ET | 01-28-2008

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