March 29, 2007
Rudy Storms The Barns For The First Time
Next week, watch for ex-NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani's first stretch of serious retail campaign stops. According to an aide, Giuliani will attend events and participate in town hall meetings in New Hampshire, Iowa, Florida and South Carolina.
"He and his surrogates have spent this week (and will spend the next couple of weeks) talking about his record of fiscal conservativism and his commitment to supply-side economics," the Giuliani aide said.
Expect lots of New York know how -- as in, "Know how Rudy fought the unions?" "Know how Rudy tamed the liberal bureaucracies?" as in "Know how Rudy cut taxes?"
The message of the tour, according to the aide, is this: "Rudy is the true fiscal conservative in this race. He doesn’t talk the talk – he has walked the walk."
Florida is an interesting addition to the tour. The state may well move its primary to 1/29, and for Rudy, it would put more blush on the attractive idea of dancing around the conventional early primaries and making his stand in the bigger states where his popularity alone could carry him to victory. In the bigger states, Rudy's media image is paramount. Note: if the local TV stations there cover the message that we've described above, consider it a good trip. [MARC AMBINDER}
Posted at 08:38 AM
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Rudy grabbed endorsement of Steve Forbes by flip flopping on flat tax. Rudy was vehement about opposing Forbes's flat tax earlier but now he changed his position to get support from Forbes. Why is everyone flip flopping?
Sandy | 03.29.07 09:51 AM
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