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Giuliani holds some moderate to liberal positions on hot button issues. It was not like he could hide them. Perhaps when deciding to run he and his campaign people looked for a strategy than may turn those liabilities into a strength. The brief article referenced below may indicate what the strategy may be.

Rudy Giuliani claims he is the only candidate who can beat Hillary Rodham Clinton. For a reason not entirely clear, both Giuliani and Newt Gingrich have expressed that the Democratic ticket will be Clinton/Obama. It seems at least a little premature to be making such predictions. It also seems odd that Republicans would feel a need to mention this even if they truly believe it.

But this may be a subtle reference to Giuliani’s strategy. Without coming right out and saying it, play down your liberal attitudes and say little more than abortion should be a state’s issue and we should reduce the demand for them. Could it be Giuliani is offering some of his less than conservative positions as the GOP version of a liberal Democrat? Is he thinking he can sway liberal voters away from the Democratic field with his resume’? It would be a risky strategy other than what do you do with liberal positions in a GOP campaign? The downside would be the chance it backfires and the difficulty in not making much noise about it. Hoping the voters can figure it out for themselves without any campaign prodding. It’s just a thought.

Stanford Matthews
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Giuliani says only he can beat Clinton-Obama

August 8, 2007
London, England - Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is predicting that Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama will be the Democratic ticket for president. At least that’s what he’s hoping for.
“If you want to defeat Hillary Clinton, I would be the best person to do that because I can make this campaign nationwide,” he said. “We can build it to have a chance of winning in New York and in New England and in California and Oregon - these are states where Republicans haven’t even had a campaign for a long time.”

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