Archive for 'Rudy Giuliani'

Monday, October 29th, 2007

All Politics Is Local

I focus a lot on national polls and not that much on the ground in the early states.  Here’s a couple of stories to rectify that - first, in Iowa, Huckabee is surging and Edwards is struggling:
The University of Iowa Hawkeye Poll, released at 8 a.m. Monday morning, shows Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in […]

1 Comment » - Posted in Mike Huckabee, Barack Obama, John Edwards, Rudy Giuliani, Hillary Clinton, Republican Candidates, 2008 Polls, 2008 News, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

Don’t Feel Much Like Blogging Today…

…as I just found out that someone in California has hit my bank account for many hundreds of dollars in at least ten transactions through a credit card linked to the account (hope you get arrested tonight, now that it’s been reported stolen, jackass!).  I know for a fact my credit card was used at a […]

18 Comments » - Posted in Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, Barack Obama, Fred Thompson, Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, Republican Candidates, 2008 Polls, 2008 News, Hillary Clinton, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Wednesday, October 17th, 2007

If Elections Were Decided By National Polls, This One Would Be Over

Hillary Clinton has opened up a lead over her Democratic rivals that can only be described as formidable, as a glance at the RealClearPolitics polling summary page shows.  Her average margin is over 26%(!)…BUT (there’s always a but) despite my headline, polls aren’t the deciding factor in elections, specific votes in specific locations are.  Nevertheless, […]

3 Comments » - Posted in Rudy Giuliani, Fred Thompson, John McCain, Hillary Clinton, Republican Candidates, 2008 Polls, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Thursday, October 4th, 2007

Rudy Tops Republicans In Latest Quarterly Money Chase

Though his take was less than half of Hillary’s prodigious haul, Rudy Giuliani managed to top his Republican rivals for the 2nd quarter in a row, solidifying his frontrunner status, and perhaps more importantly, retaining a significant stash of ‘on-hand’ cash…meaning, to this observer, that even some of those early primary states that favor Romney […]

3 Comments » - Posted in Fred Thompson, Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, 2008 News, Republican Candidates by Mark

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Sunday, September 16th, 2007

Checking In On The Polls…

With just a 4.8% average spread between Rudy Giuliani and Fred Thompson at the RealClearPolitics polling page, the GOP race is as tight as it has been since…well, maybe ever. Or is it? Thompson is, of course, benefiting from his recent announcement at the moment, and enjoying a bounce that will probably decline. […]

4 Comments » - Posted in Iraq, Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, Fred Thompson, Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, Republican Candidates, 2008 Polls, Hillary Clinton, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Wednesday, September 5th, 2007

Yep, Another Debate…

…and yep, I missed this one, too.  Egads, I’m falling down on the job lately!
Fortunately, Chuck Todd of National Journal fame caught it, and he runs down the winners and losers:
Let’s start with the winners: Thompson came out a winner within the first five minutes thanks to the moderator’s opening question about the candidate-to-be’s decision […]

2 Comments » - Posted in Mike Huckabee, Fred Thompson, Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, 2008 News, Republican Candidates by Mark

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Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

Some Sobering, If Early, Electoral Projections…

…ought to put the fear of God into those Republicans clinging to the now antiquated notion that Hillary can never be elected president.  Look for yourself…the maps are of Hillary vs. Giuliani and Clinton vs. Romney, based on current polling.
Several caveats: it’s early, and early polling doesn’t mean a lot; the data is gathered by […]

8 Comments » - Posted in Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots®, Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, Hillary Clinton, Republican Candidates, 2008 Polls, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Saturday, August 11th, 2007

Straw Poll Results Due Shortly

Delayed because of a malfunction…Romney will, of course, win…the real question is how poorly Guiliani will do (or is he even eligible to get votes? I forget how these things work, that’s how much stock I put into ’straw polls’ - though this piece says his name will be on the ballot), and how well […]

3 Comments » - Posted in Mike Huckabee, Sam Brownback, Fred Thompson, Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, 2008 News, John McCain, Republican Candidates by Mark

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Monday, August 6th, 2007

Opinion Shifting On Iraq?

The latest Gallup poll shows a 9-point shift towards the view that the surge is making things better in Iraq.  That’s the good news.  The bad news is that this is still a minority opinion by a good margin:
USA TODAY’s Susan Page reports that President Bush is making some headway in arguing that the […]

4 Comments » - Posted in Rudy Giuliani, Iraq, Hillary Clinton, 2008 Polls, Republican Candidates, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Sunday, August 5th, 2007

Another Debate Today…

…but then, there’s a debate every day, isn’t there?  This one was won by Mitt Romney, says Mark Halperin, but he also says Rudy accomplished job #1 - staying clear of big gaffes…
Meanwhile, 7 of the 8 Democrats kowtowed to the Nutroots® this weekend, if you haven’t already heard.  Don’t know who won, but the […]

9 Comments » - Posted in Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots®, Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, 2008 News, Republican Candidates, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Friday, August 3rd, 2007

Newsweek Channels Billy Joel

Voters are in a New York state of mind, according to the their latest poll results:

If the primaries were held today, Senator Clinton would best her closest rival, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, by a comfortable 44 percent to 23 percent margin. This represents a 5 point jump since the June NEWSWEEK Poll, which gave her […]

1 Comment » - Posted in Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, John Edwards, Fred Thompson, Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, Republican Candidates, 2008 Polls, Hillary Clinton, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Thursday, August 2nd, 2007

Rudy Surging Again?

Or just an anomaly? After several polls that showed Fred Thompson and Rudy Giuliani virtually tied, the latest NBC/Wall Street Journal poll has Rudy up big again:
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s bid for the White House is gaining support, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. […]

7 Comments » - Posted in Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, John Edwards, Fred Thompson, Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, Republican Candidates, 2008 Polls, Hillary Clinton, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Thursday, July 26th, 2007

New Poll Suggests Rudy Big Winner From McCain Exit

The latest from Diageo/The Hotline shows Rudy with a mere 1-point lead over Fred Thompson (and only a 3-point lead over the perhaps-too-quickly-written-off John McCain). It’s very interesting, though, to look at what happens when McCain is left out of the Republican side:
Republicans
Giuliani 20 (-6)
F. Thompson 19 (+10)
McCain 17 (nc)
Romney 8 (nc)
Brownback 4 (+2)
Republicans […]

11 Comments » - Posted in Fred Thompson, Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, 2008 Polls, Republican Candidates by Mark

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Saturday, July 21st, 2007

More Polls

Fox has Hillary up 16, Giuliani up 11; CBS News/NY Times has it Hillary +19, Giuliani +9, along with the no-longer-that-surprising stat that a whopping 63% think it is likely that Hillary Clinton will be the next President of the United States.
In fact, I’d say that the odds on Hillary being the next president are […]

12 Comments » - Posted in Barack Obama, Fred Thompson, Rudy Giuliani, Hillary Clinton, Republican Candidates, 2008 Polls, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Tuesday, July 17th, 2007

Polls, Polls, Polls!

A bunch of new ones…
Zogby - Hillary by 12, Thompson by 1(!) over Giuliani…
Thompson also holds a one-point edge with Rasmussen…
…but Gallup has Rudy by 10 (and Hillary by 9)…
Translation: Hillary is still firmly in the driver’s seat, but the Republican nod is still up for grabs (and if you’re wondering, Romney placed no better […]

12 Comments » - Posted in Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, Fred Thompson, Rudy Giuliani, Hillary Clinton, Republican Candidates, 2008 Polls, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Monday, July 16th, 2007

If An Abortion Rights Lobbyist Job Falls In The Vicinity Of Fred Thompson…

…do any social conservatives hear it? The answer to that age-old philosophical riddle appears to be “not many”:
The sound of silence tells an interesting tale when it comes to Fred Thompson. A week after reports emerged suggesting that the former Tennessee senator once lobbied for an abortion rights group, few leaders of the GOP’s conservative […]

13 Comments » - Posted in Fred Thompson, Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, Election 2008 by Mark

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Thursday, July 12th, 2007

What In The World Are We Going To Do About Iraq?

I ask the question with a considerable amount of foreboding; as you all know, I supported the war, I support the surge, and I think we have to prepare to be in Iraq for a good long while - years, in fact. Nevertheless, the political will is crumbling by the day, and today’s Interim […]

19 Comments » - Posted in Donkeys, Elephants, Iraq, Rudy Giuliani, Hillary Clinton, Election 2008 by Mark

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Monday, July 9th, 2007

Gallup: No News Is Good News…

…if your last name is Giuliani or Clinton, as Rudy and Hillary have maintained their national leads:
• In the race for the Republican presidential nomination, former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani has a 10 percentage point lead nationally over former Tennessee senator Fred Thompson. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., maintains his place in third.
• In […]

6 Comments » - Posted in Al Gore, Barack Obama, Fred Thompson, Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, Republican Candidates, 2008 Polls, Hillary Clinton, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007

Republican Q2 Fundraising: Rudy On Top, But Barely

From the Giuliani campaign:
The Rudy Giuliani Presidential Committee reported today it has outraised every other Republican campaign and has over $18 million cash on hand. The campaign raised over $17 million in the second quarter, for both the primary and general election, and ended the quarter with zero debt.
Romney was a close second, and […]

1 Comment » - Posted in Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, 2008 News, Republican Candidates by Mark

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Wednesday, June 27th, 2007

No Jimmy Carter, He!

In contrast to our increasingly embarrassing ex-President Jimmah, who advocates the strangest strategic position I have ever seen (the idea that it is wrong to choose sides - how novel! - and insipid), Rudy G. knows damn well that there is only one faction in the Palestinian territories that even offers a remote chance for […]

24 Comments » - Posted in Israel, Radical Islam / GWOT, Rudy Giuliani, Republican Candidates by Mark

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