Wednesday, January 16, 2008

How disappointing is Rudy's Campaign?

After four GOP primaries, Rudy Giuliani has finished no better than fourth and has collected only 1 delegate (half as many as Duncan Hunter). For the man that all the pundits were claiming was the Frontrunner and was supposedly the only person who could challenge Hillary Clinton (who is facing some serious opposition herself), he is showing that he can't even win vs. some less than stellar Republican hopefuls. Next up is South Carolina where Rudy looks to not fare much better. At this point, he is losing to Ron Paul who, despite having a groundswell of passionate supporters, is certainly less than viable.

His campaign says that he is focusing on Florida where he thinks he can do better. Let me get this straight, Rudy can't win in the Midwest (Iowa), Union Country (Michigan), the Northeast (New Hampshire), the South (South Carolina) or the West (Wyoming)? What kind of national candidate is that? Oh, I forgot - Florida has a heavy concentration of 'snow birds' who spend their summers in NY/NJ. What Rudy really means to say is that America = New York. This is exactly why he is not a serious candidate for the GOP nomination. Most of America and especially Republicans dont think like the majority of New Yorkers! Middle America supports traditional family values, goes to church on most Sundays and wants government to get its hand out of their wallets and leave them alone! This is exactly why we have the Red/Blue state and 'Flyover Country' phenomenons. Being out of touch with middle American voters is the problem that Rudy shares with most of the major media outlets.

Does anyone really think that Americans want a Presidential election between two New Yorkers (Rudy and Hillary)? It's interesting that the past two Democratic presidents were governors from the South. Where will our next President hail from - it's way too early to tell, but it's unlikely that GOP voters will look at their options and choose the man who openly opposes the values that matter to them the most.

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