Comments on: Video: Rudy’s closing argument to Florida

By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » New Rudy ad: The NYT non-endorsement endorsement!

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:51:38 +0000

[...] of what Maverick and Romney are pulling in the polls, but even the early voting, which he’s banking on to shock the world tomorrow night, may not be going his way. From Byron York’s [...]

By: Typhoon

Typhoon — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:40:41 +0000

For what it’s worth, I liked the ad as well, because–along with the others here speaking the same sentiment–I like Rudy.

I agree with the people asking just what the hell those that constantly whine and prattle at Rudy for staying on the message of why he’s running–his record and his plan–would like him to do differently.

Maybe be a little changier?

Maybe come up with a new slogan every week?

I’m accepting that he’s not going to do well enough in Florida to go on, and I feel a little like a guy whose team is about to be out of the playoffs in the first round, but here’s a guy who’s been true to what he is since day one; here’s a guy who doesn’t twist in the wind; here’s a guy who would make a great President for our times.

Thanks to the MSM and the rightwing blogosphere for tag-teaming him damn near as effectively as The Hill-O-Billy machine has Obama.

ROMNEY-RUDY 2008.

Oh, and that ain’t happening. Geography still matters. Mitt has to pick someone from the south.

By: Midas

Midas — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 21:31:27 +0000

Oh, and fwiw, I liked the ad; not sure where the negative vibe is coming from.

I just wish Rudy had been in slugging it out with the others in the other states. I hope his decision to wait until Florida isn’t a “Thompson-esque” move (too little, too late).

By: Midas

Midas — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 21:28:12 +0000

So why — oh why — is McCain doing so much better on the trail than Rudy?

‘Open primaries’ seems to be the conventional wisdom (for what that’s worth). The conservative base is pretty unfriendly towards McCain, but he’s been getting solid moderate/democrat crossover votes (again, true or not, I can’t professionally speak to).

Let’s see how the numbers shake out in the closed primaries where only Republicans get to vote.

By: arizonateacher

arizonateacher — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 18:01:22 +0000

Rudy would make a great president. I know first hand what he did in NYC. Working in the school system while he was in charge and seeing how he attacked corruption, crime, etc. I don’t know what happened to his campaign, but this guy would be great for the country. I like Mccain, I like the Huck, but Rudy would have been great. I hope he can stay in this thing, because he is a great leader on many fronts. Nice guy, probably not. Good family man, probably not. A guy who can lead and get things done….YES.

By: jerrytbg

jerrytbg — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 15:44:07 +0000

lan astaslem on January 26, 2008 at 5:19 PM

That’s a sane analysis and please allow me to add. RG was very good at taking on corruption while working at Justice, he used that tough guy persona to get him elected mayor. Once in, he continued this and did a fairly good job. However, after the first WTC bombing he made a huge blunder. He never saw the possibility that the jihadists were going to try again. Where was the cities Command & Control Center? You guessed it, the WTC complex. No forethought. He had many advisers suggest he move it but he refused. Cost too much was one reason. Arrogance, I believe is another. As for his dealings with world leaders and standing up to them, that was no more then telling them they couldn’t go down one street and had to go down another. Lastly, let us not forget, as mayor, he wanted to sue gun manufacturers because guns kill people. He’ll never be ready for the top job, imho. Pretty good mayor though.

By: Tzetzes

Tzetzes — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 09:45:41 +0000

Wow.

I love Rudy… and I think that was a crap ad. It was almost comical.

Hopefully, his “strategists” know better than I do.

MikeZero on January 26, 2008 at 4:09 PM

I thought it was a strong ad.

By: Hollowpoint

Hollowpoint — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 08:26:17 +0000

Allahpundit is wrong, this is actually a very good ad. If he had Mitt’s cash, Rudy would be ahead.

georgealbert on January 26, 2008 at 6:14 PM

No, if he hadn’t sat out IA, NH, MI, NV, MT and SC he might be in the running, but he did. Plus he’s a Dem on social issues.

Rudy is done. Romney is an opportunistic, pandering flip-flopper who’s trying to buy the election. McCain is a backstabber. Huckabee is an incoherent, dishonest identity politics candidate.

Conclusion: The Republican party is DOOMED in 2008, and they have no one to blame but themselves.

By: profitsbeard

profitsbeard — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 04:48:59 +0000

About as ploddingly undynamic as the rest of his campaign.

He’ll make a tough, Cheney-like VP for the team of:

ROMNEY-RUDY 2008.

Their flaws compensate for one another’s and their strengths combine to scare jihadis everywhere.

(And Dems. And the MSM.)

McCain can be Secretary of Housing.

And fencing.

By: dakine

dakine — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 03:40:53 +0000

Wow Misha I…you sound like quite the Christian. Maybe we should change the acronym to WWMD?

By: Misha I

Misha I — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 02:28:42 +0000

Oh, and as an Evangelical, I’m beyond sick and tired of clowns telling me who I prefer to vote for.

I wouldn’t piss on Schmuckabee if his crotch were on fire.

By: ThackerAgency

ThackerAgency — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 02:26:18 +0000

I laughed at the ‘leading in crisis is what I do best’ line. The president is supposed to keep us from getting into crises. Why do we want the janitor when we are looking for a leader to keep things from getting dirty?

All in all, it’s all ruDy all the time. I’m glad it’s almost over for him.

By: Vincenzo

Vincenzo — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 01:59:13 +0000

The local political clubs have been supporting McCain, and that is why he is high on the polls. It’s happening here in Jersey, too. For whatever reason, McCain had the right people to pull the right strings to get the local GOP clubs to back him. And the local GOP clubs are the people that vote in primaries.

I hope Rudy can get some new people to vote for him, and pull this out. But McCain had the inside track for awhile now. That’s what you get when you’re a Senator for so long.

By: therightwinger

therightwinger — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 01:54:39 +0000

Rudy is by FAR the most fiscally conservative. I like that. He’s my 2nd choice behind Romney.

By: William Amos

William Amos — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 01:11:21 +0000

You do realize that more evangelicals have voted for Mitt than Huckabee right? It just that Huckabee’s base is made up of only evangelicals. Mitt’s base is much larger.

Where at Michigan ? Certainly not South Carolina. Dont base your analysis on just one state that had lots of other factors going on

By: Buttercup

Buttercup — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 00:48:07 +0000

This election is looking more like a dominating win for the dems no matter the GOP nominee.
chief on January 26, 2008 at 6:50 PM

I have to disagree. I don’t think Hillary or Ubama can win the general no matter which of the crappy GOP candidates wins the nomination. Cheer up my friend, Karl Rove and The Vast Right Wing Conspiracy will be hard at work to keep America out of the hands of our liberal enemies.

By: Doug

Doug — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 00:42:57 +0000

Jibber jabber all over the place-everyone is a Monday morning quarterback. I might as well jibber a bit myself:
McCain and Edwards out before Super Tuesday-one out of money, and the other receiving his dismissal notice from the Clinton machine. Huckabee and Guliani out by the second week in Feb.
Mitt wins the nomination, but the fight on the Dem side will continue until their convention.
Romney wins the race, and re-election. Jibber jabber over and out.

By: Rose

Rose — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 00:04:16 +0000

I feel so lost, I have no one to root for.

By: chief

chief — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 23:50:33 +0000

I am not sure what everyone wants Rudy to say. I am not sure what you guys would like to hear. He is who he is. Agree with his positions or not, that is what they are. The GOP field is full of RINO’s. No conservatives among the bunch. I am still hoping Rudy can win Florida, but if not I will turn to Romney. I hope Mitt will be able to keep up with his current positions. They seem to be quite a contrast from some of his positions of the past(Was he not left of Teddie Kennedy at one time?). Maybe Rudy should have flopped on a few issues, but he did not. I respect Rudy for being himself, and not your typical pandering politician. If not Rudy or Romney, I will be hard pressed to vote for McCain, or Huckabee. So I understand why some of you feel the same about Rudy. Not exactly the strongest field for the GOP, pretty much all have major flaws. Not a good sign for consevatives hoping to retain the White House. This election is looking more like a dominating win for the dems no matter the GOP nominee. Of course a filabuster proof congress, along with Hillary, would explain that 12-21-2012 doomsday prophecy I saw on the the History channel the other night.

By: Purple Fury

Purple Fury — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 23:49:22 +0000

Whether or not it’s something that he’s doing right is a question for another day.

Heh.

I didn’t mean that quite like it sounds. Should’ve said, what’s he doing to win votes that Rudy’s not?

By: Big S

Big S — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 23:36:13 +0000

As has been pointed out on NRO very convincingly, Rudy didn’t really abandon the early states. He campaigned pretty hard there (he just wasn’t very loud about it). What’s McCain’s campaign doing right that Rudy’s isn’t?

McCain mixes in a dash of populist “damn The Man” rhetoric into his pitch. It’s not always easy to detect, but it’s there, and is a big difference between him and Rudy. Whether or not it’s something that he’s doing right is a question for another day.

By: lan astaslem

lan astaslem — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 23:31:59 +0000

Allahpundit is wrong, this is actually a very good ad. If he had Mitt’s cash, Rudy would be ahead.

georgealbert on January 26, 2008 at 6:14 PM

You do realize Rudy has 44 million right?

http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/summary.asp?id=N00009908

Cash has not been Rudy’s problem.

By: thuja

thuja — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 23:25:21 +0000

What if Bill is being more clever than Fred Barnes thinks? What if Bill thinks that McCain is crazy enough to self-destruct before the next election? Clinton could then quasi-endorse McCain because he knew it would be interpreted as Clinton trying to hurt McCain and thus encourage informed right-wing people to vote for McCain?

I suggest the best thing to do is to simply ignore Clinton’s ideas about the Republican primary. Once you strip away all the layers of Clinton’s intent who knows what you’ll have.

By: Purple Fury

Purple Fury — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 23:24:09 +0000

Here’s something I don’t think I’ve seen any pundits address.

I understand why a lot of GOP voters and conservatives are alienated by McCain.

I understand why a lot of GOP voters and conservatives are alienated by Giuliani.

So why — oh why — is McCain doing so much better on the trail than Rudy? *Somebody’s* voting for this guy, and it sure as hell isn’t talk radio listeners & blog readers & people concerned about illegal immigration. As has been pointed out on NRO very convincingly, Rudy didn’t really abandon the early states. He campaigned pretty hard there (he just wasn’t very loud about it). What’s McCain’s campaign doing right that Rudy’s isn’t?

I suppose if someone knew that they’d be working for one of the campaigns and not spouting off on a blog…

By: Purple Fury

Purple Fury — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 23:21:05 +0000

CK MacLeod on January 26, 2008 at 5:58 PM

It’s worse than a circular firing squad — we’re formed up in concentric rings!!

Game over, man!!

LOL