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Rudy Giuliani 2008 presidential campaign

October 18, 2023

The 2008 presidential campaign of Rudy Giuliani began following the formation of the Draft Giuliani movement in October 2005. The next year, Giuliani opened an exploratory committee and formally announced in February 2007 that he was actively seeking the presidential nomination of the Republican Party.

Rudy Giuliani for President 2008
Campaign2008 U.S. presidential election
CandidateRudy Giuliani
Mayor of New York City
(1994–2001)
AffiliationRepublican Party
StatusAnnounced Feb. 5th, 2007
Suspended Jan. 30th, 2008
HeadquartersLos Angeles
Key peopleMike DuHaime (Manager)
Pat Oxford (Chairman)
David Dreier (National Co-Chairman)
Tony Carbonetti (Chief Political Advisor)
Mark Campbell (Political Director)
Katie Levinson (Communications Director)
Chris Henick (Senior Advisor)
ReceiptsUS$60.9 million (2007-12-31)
SloganTested · Ready · Now
Website

(archived - January 26, 2008)

At the onset of the campaign, Giuliani held a significant lead in the nationwide polls.[1] The candidacy of Senator John McCain faltered, and Giuliani maintained his lead in both national polls and fundraising throughout 2007. Political observers predicted that Giuliani would lose support, and he was criticized for a lack of substantive policy stances. Eschewing the common strategy of focusing on early-voting states such as Iowa and New Hampshire, Giuliani focused instead on larger states. He campaigned in Florida throughout the primary season, hoping a win in that state's primary would propel him to victory in other primaries on Super Tuesday (February 5).[2]

On January 29, 2008, Giuliani finished third in the Florida primary. The following day, he ended his campaign and endorsed eventual Republican nominee John McCain.

Background Edit

 
Mayor Giuliani (right) at Ground Zero following the 9/11 attacks, with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.

Giuliani's public profile started to rise when he was appointed as the United States Associate Attorney General by President Ronald Reagan. He held the position from 1981 to 1983, when he was appointed United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. He held this post until 1989, when he resigned to run his first campaign for Mayor of New York City. He lost the race but won four years later, and served as the city's mayor from 1994 to 2001. As mayor, he was best known for his leadership role during the September 11 attacks, when he coordinated and managed the immediate emergency response,[3] earning him the title as Time magazine Person of the Year in 2001. He also positioned himself as "tough on crime" and was often credited with the reduction in offenses that occurred during his tenure in office. Giuliani briefly ran for U.S. Senate in New York to succeed retiring Daniel Patrick Moynihan in 2000, but was forced to withdraw from the race after being diagnosed with prostate cancer. Although he held traditional views on defense and economics, Giuliani was considered socially liberal, holding pro-choice views on abortion, supporting same-sex civil unions and embryonic stem cell research. As mayor, the abortion rate in New York City dropped by 16% in comparison to the 12% drop nationally; adoptions raised by 133%.

A draft movement began in late 2005 to convince Giuliani to run for President of the United States in 2008. "Draft Rudy Giuliani for President, Inc." filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC), and became the first federal committee formed with the sole purpose of encouraging Giuliani to run. During this time, anti-abortion groups, such as the Republican National Coalition for Life, had already announced their intention to oppose Giuliani, because of his stance on abortion. However, evidence suggested that even among those voters, he enjoyed some support for his possible run.[4] Some social conservatives contended that Giuliani's emphasis on lowering the abortion rate, was a pragmatic view on abortion.[5] Among the overall public, Giuliani was perceived to be a moderate. An August 2006 Rasmussen Reports poll found that 36% of the American public identified the potential candidate as a moderate, while 29% identified him as a conservative and 15% as a liberal.[6] Early polls showed Giuliani with one of the highest levels of name recognition and support, and he was considered a front-runner in the race for the Republican nomination.[7]

Throughout 2006, rumors circulated regarding a possible Giuliani presidential campaign, abetted by hints from the former mayor himself. Over the Independence Day holiday weekend in July 2006, Giuliani declared that he would run for president in 2008 if he could raise sufficient funds. On November 13, 2006, Giuliani announced during a leadership conference in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania that he had taken the first step toward a potential 2008 White House bid by forming the Rudy Giuliani Presidential Exploratory Committee, Inc., allowing him to raise money for national travel and for a presidential campaign.

Campaign developments 2007 Edit

On February 5, 2007, Giuliani officially entered the race for the 2008 U.S. presidential election after filing a "statement of candidacy" with the Federal Election Commission.[8] He confirmed his candidacy on the February 14 edition of Larry King Live, firmly stating: "Yes, I'm running."[9] No Italian American had ever been elected president, and Giuliani's run was the most notable by a member of the ethnic group (the only Italian American to be a major-party national ticket nominee was Geraldine Ferraro, the 1984 Democratic Party nominee for vice-president; also, Al Smith's grandfather was Italian).[citation needed]

February – May 2007: Early stages Edit

Following a series of criticisms from conservatives about his views on abortion, Giuliani made a pledge in February 2007 to nominate Supreme Court Justices in the mold of John Roberts, Samuel Alito, Antonin Scalia, and Anthony Kennedy (all Ronald Reagan appointees, former colleagues of his in the Reagan Justice Department or both).[10]

Giuliani and the nine other Republican presidential contenders participated in the first MSNBC 2008 Republican Presidential Candidates Debate on May 3, 2007, held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. In the non-scientific six-part MSNBC online vote following the debate,[11] Giuliani finished in 3rd place (15%).

Giuliani portrayed himself as the candidate who could beat Hillary Clinton in the general election by being competitive in traditional blue states such as New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Delaware.[12] A May 10, 2007 Quinnipiac University Polling Institute poll put Giuliani ahead of Hillary Clinton, 48% to 42% in Connecticut.[13]

Giuliani participated at the May 15, 2007 GOP debate in South Carolina where the notable exchange occurred when the former mayor challenged a statement made by Congressman Ron Paul. Paul claimed that the United States' presence in the Middle East over the past decade incited hatred towards the United States among many Middle Easterners and provided terrorists with extra incentive to commit the September 11 attacks. The debate was sponsored by Fox News. News Corporation, the parent company of Fox News, is a client of the Bracewell & Giuliani law firm.[14] Accuracy in Media editor Cliff Kincaid charged after the debate that this represented a conflict of interest, and that Fox News moderators Chris Wallace and Wendell Goler and post-debate interviewer Sean Hannity failed to ask Giuliani pertinent follow-up questions regarding the Ron Paul exchange about the causes of the September 11 attacks.[15]

In May, influential Christian conservative leader James Dobson, wrote that he could not fathom Giuliani's stance on the abortion issue and he would not vote for him if he were the Republican presidential nominee. He also cited Giuliani's three marriages and the former mayor's support for civil unions for gays as reasons why he could not support the candidate. Dobson wrote, "I cannot, and will not, vote for Rudy Giuliani in 2008. It is an irrevocable decision."[16]

According to the Federal Elections Commission, Giuliani raised $18,029,974 in the first quarter of 2007, second to Mitt Romney among Republicans and fourth overall. Out of that money he spent only $6,080,239. Among that money he raised the second-most from Wall Street of all presidential candidates, with $1.8 million raised.[17]

Summer 2007: The campaign heats up Edit

In June 2007, Giuliani drew some criticism for dropping out of the August Iowa Straw Poll.[18] Some Republican officials felt the move could be seen as "dissing Iowa."[18] In response, a man in a chicken suit, known as the Iowa Chicken, began demonstrating at Giuliani's appearances in Iowa.[19][20] Despite this, Giuliani maintained that he was still planning on competing in the Iowa Caucus.[21] Some political observers have opined that the Straw Poll results are bought by campaigns.[18]

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Giuliani had emerged as the frontrunner after overtaking John McCain in the polls. With the exposure and eventual entrance of Fred Thompson into the field, Giuliani's poll numbers began to drop. But he held on to his status as frontrunner. According to the CBS News Poll taken June 26–28, Giuliani held the lead over Thompson 34% to 21%.[22]

In the second quarter, Giuliani revealed that he raised $17 million, first among Republicans and third overall behind Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.[23]

September 2007: Frontrunner status Edit

In September, reports surfaced of a coordinated grassroots campaign "$9.11 for Rudy", which attempted to solicit $9.11 in the form of donations. One of their supporters, Abraham Sofaer, attempted to hold a fundraiser for Giuliani during the "National House Party Night", and drew criticism.[24] Democratic presidential candidate Chris Dodd called the theme "unconscionable, shameless and sickening."[25] However, Giuliani's campaign spokeswoman Maria Comella stated, "These are two volunteers who acted independently of and without the knowledge of the campaign, their decision to ask individuals for that amount was an unfortunate choice."[26]

Perhaps because of Giuliani's frontrunner status, some national leaders of the Christian right including James Dobson, Richard Viguerie, Tony Perkins and Morton Blackwell,[27] attended a meeting of the Council for National Policy in September 2007, at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City. At this meeting, they decided that they would consider supporting a third-party candidate for president if a pro-choice candidate were to win the Republican nomination.[28][29][30] The CNP's official statement read, "If the Republican Party nominates a pro-abortion candidate, we will consider running a third-party candidate."[27]

By the end of September 2007, most polls showed Giuliani to have more support than any of the other declared Republican candidates, with only Senator Thompson and Governor Romney showing greater support in some state polls.[31] Specifically, state-by-state polls for the 2008 Republican nomination showed that Giuliani polled ahead of all other candidates in a majority of states including the delegate-rich states of California,[32] New York,[33] and Florida.[34] A September 26, 2007 Quinnipiac poll taken in New Jersey gave the mayor a slight lead over Hillary Clinton in the traditional blue state, 45% to 44%.[35]

Fall 2007: Under attack Edit

On November 9, 2007, Bernard Kerik, whom Giuliani had appointed to several top positions during his mayoralty, brought in as a partner at Giuliani Partners, and recommended for Secretary of Homeland Security, was indicted on 16 counts of tax fraud and other federal charges.[36] Due to questions about Giuliani's judgement in promoting Kerik's career, The New York Times said that the forthcoming legal proceedings could "cast a shadow" on Giuliani's presidential campaign,[36] while The Washington Post said the indictment "was expected to provide an opening for political rivals" of Giuliani.[37] Giuliani said that "I made a mistake of not clearing him effectively enough. I take the responsibility for that", and defended Kerik's performance in the city positions he had held.[37] Giuliani also declined to say whether he might one day issue a presidential pardon for Kerik.[38] On November 13, 2007, former publisher Judith Regan, with whom Kerik had had an extramarital affair, filed a $100 million defamation lawsuit against News Corporation, the affiliate of Fox News, claiming among other things that the corporation's executives told her in 2004 to lie to federal investigators about her relationship with Kerik, in order to protect Giuliani's future presidential campaign.[39]

These are perilous times for Rudy Giuliani

— Wall Street Journal

In late November 2007, The Politico reported that while Mayor of New York in 1999 and 2000, Giuliani had billed to obscure city agencies several tens of thousands of dollars of mayoral security expenses incurred while visiting Judith Nathan, with whom he was having an extramarital affair, in The Hamptons.[40] Giuliani denied that he or his administration had done anything improper, and called the charges a "political hit job".[41] Questions continued in the press not over his need for the security, but over the appearance of trying to hide the expenses in the city budget, which Giuliani aides eventually said was due to vendor payment efficiencies.[42] Shortly thereafter, the New York Daily News reported another angle on the story, stating that Giuliani had ordered police department protection and chauffeuring services for Nathan in early 2000, before her relationship with him had even become public.[43]

During late November and early December 2007, several stories were published in the press regarding clients of Giuliani's consultancy firm, Giuliani Partners, and his law firm, Bracewell & Giuliani.[44] The Village Voice and others reported that Giuliani Partners had been given contracts from the Qatar Ministry of the Interior for security advice and consulting since 2005, and these contracts had been overseen by then-Minister of Religious Affairs Abdullah Bin Khalid Al-Thani,[45][46] a member of Qatar's royal family who is considered sympathetic to Al Qaeda and who had sheltered future September 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed from the FBI in 1996.[46][47][48]The New York Times reported that Bracewell & Giuliani had lobbied for an Ethiopian political faction opposing its government and in opposition to goals of American foreign policy.[49] In fact, Giuliani had already stepped down as CEO and chairman of Giuliani Partners in June 2007,[44] although this action was not disclosed publicly. On December 4, 2007, in the wake of the latest attention to the firm's client base, Giuliani Partners announced the stepping down,[50] with Giuliani defending his work there, saying, "Everything I did at Giuliani Partners was totally legal, totally ethical. There's nothing for me to explain about. We acted honorably, decently."[50] Giuliani maintained his equity interest in the firm.[44]

The Nathan security billing and Giuliani client base stories dominated Giuliani's press coverage for much of a week and coincided with a significant drop in his national poll figures[2][42][51] and a worsening of his fortunes in the first caucus and primary states.[2] Combined with the Kerik developments, they associated an air of political-personal doubt around the candidate.[52] The Wall Street Journal stated that "These are perilous times for Rudy Giuliani."[51] In a lengthy interview on the nationally televised Meet the Press, Giuliani defended the security detail decisions, saying they were warranted by threat assessments at the time, and defended his refusal to release a full Giuliani Partners client list, saying every client of significance had already been pointed out in the press.[53] Within a month after the original Nathan report, an investigation of city records by The New York Times revealed that the billing of mayoral travel-related expenses to obscure city agencies had started two years before the Nathan visits began, and totaled a hundred times more than what was spent for the Nathan visits, thus strongly suggesting that the Nathan visits "had nothing to do with any accounting legerdemain."[54] Nevertheless, the political damage had been done.[55]

Winter 2007: A strategy in peril Edit

 
Rudy Giuliani campaign events by state[56]

By mid-December 2007, Giuliani was keeping to his strategy of campaigning in big states such as New York, New Jersey, Florida, California, Illinois, Missouri, and other Super Duper Tuesday states, while the other contenders focused on the earlier states of Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina.[57] However, the strategy was now seen as at risk.[58] Not only were his poll numbers in the early states falling — despite an attempt for a while to boost his standing in New Hampshire[57] with $3 million of radio and television advertising, which ended up not having any effect[59] — but he had lost his national lead and had fallen into statistical ties with Mike Huckabee.[58] Most dangerously, his lead in Florida, the first state that he planned to heavily contest, was dwindling as well.[60] Furthermore, changes in Giuliani's campaign messaging went largely unnoticed by the press, given that they were focused on Iowa and New Hampshire developments.[59] Giuliani's woes were further symbolized when he got sick with flu-like symptoms during a campaign flight and was admitted overnight to Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri as a precaution.[61] Giuliani resumed limited campaigning in subsequent days; the campaign would not give precise details of tests done;[62] Giuliani then stated it had been a "terrible headache", not flu, and a full medical report would be given after Christmas;[63] but the health question had become an ongoing campaign story.[59] Giuliani did indeed get a clean bill of health from his doctor on the day after Christmas,[64] but again a minor amount of political damage had been done.

Giuliani's voter appeal continued to be hurt by the previous month's stories about his personal and business life, as well as the reduced level of civil strife in Iraq undercutting his security-based campaign messages.[59] When the close proximity of the first contests to the holidays led to many candidates putting out Christmas videos — allowing them to keep presenting their message but in a more appropriate setting[65] — Giuliani chose two videos which combined his policy goals with humorous asides with Santa Claus regarding fruit cakes as gifts or the vain hope that "all the presidential candidates can just get along."[65]

Caucuses and primaries 2008 Edit

Iowa and New Hampshire Edit

 
Giuliani at a campaign event in Derry, New Hampshire, on January 7, the day before the New Hampshire primary.

In the January 3 Iowa Republican caucus, in which Giuliani essentially did not compete,[66] he finished a distant sixth out of seven candidates with 4 percent of the vote.[67] He had been second in polls in the state as late as early October.[55]

Giuliani did compete, off and on, in the January 8 New Hampshire primary,[68] making the second most appearances there of any Republican after Mitt Romney and spending the third most money there after Romney and John McCain.[68] He had been second in the polls in the state as late as the start of December,[55] but finished fourth in the primary with 9 percent of the vote, far behind McCain and Romney and trailing as well third-place finisher Mike Huckabee.[69]

Giuliani continued to maintain that his strategy of focusing on later, larger primaries would result in his winning the nomination. Before the New Hampshire votes had been counted, Giuliani's campaign moved to Florida in preparation for the state's January 29 primary. "I want you to come join us there and help us", he said. "And help us in Connecticut. Help us in New York. Help us in New Jersey."[70] By January 2008, Giuliani's popularity had slipped significantly, both in the polls and media attention. Measurements by the University of Navarra indicated that throughout the month, Giuliani's amount of global media attention was a distant fourth among Republican candidates, trailing Huckabee, Romney, and McCain.[71]

Michigan, Nevada, South Carolina Edit

Meanwhile, Giuliani's results in the early primaries and caucuses were very low: sixth place with 3% of the vote in the Michigan primary[72] (where he had leading in polls as recently as mid-December),[55] sixth place with 4% of the vote in the Nevada caucuses,[73] and sixth place with 2% of the vote in the South Carolina primary[74] (where he had been tied for the lead in polls as late as mid-December).[55]

Florida Edit

 
Rudy Giuliani speaking during his campaign in Florida.

Giuliani said on January 8 that Florida was "real important" to the campaign, and that they would put "almost everything" into Florida.[75] Several senior staffers in the campaign went without their January paychecks in order to assure that more funds could be spent in the state.[76]

A January 14, 2008, poll from Rasmussen Reports showed that Giuliani, Mike Huckabee, John McCain and Mitt Romney were all tied within the margin of error[77] On January 23, 2008, the Miami-Herald reported that Giuliani's Florida support was in "freefall" as polls showed him fighting Huckabee (who was only campaigning part-time in the state[78]) for third place, well behind front-runners McCain and Romney.[79] By a January 24, 2008 poll, Giuliani was in third place in Florida with 20% of the vote, compared to 23% for John McCain and 27% for Mitt Romney.

Another blow to Giuliani was the late endorsements for McCain of Florida Senator and former Chairman of the Republican National Committee Mel Martinez on January 25[80] and the highly popular Governor of Florida, Charlie Crist, on January 26.[80] Crist had planned to endorse Giuliani in the early autumn,[81] and had still been expected to do so in early January.[78] The Giuliani camp had placed much emphasis on the value of a Crist endorsement, and had focused their campaign strategies around it.[82] They were thus visibly upset by Crist's endorsement of McCain.[81] Whereas previously Giuliani had declared that he would campaign on regardless of the Florida results, he now was more vague.[78] By the day before the Florida vote, a new Quinnipiac University Polling Institute final poll showed Giuliani's slide continuing down to 14 percent, 18 points behind McCain.[83] Giuliani chartered a Boeing 727 to conduct a barnstorming tour of airports: Orlando Sanford International Airport, St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport, Southwest Florida International Airport (near Fort Myers), and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport,[84][85] with actor-surrogate Jon Voight along with him,[86] but the crowds for the tarmac rallies usually struggled to reach one hundred.[84][85][86] Giuliani's staff handed out gifts to members of the press on the plane; one reporter said that the gift seemed like a "going-away present".[86] By that night, it was being reported that Giuliani might quit the race if he failed to pull off a surprise win there.[87][88]

On January 29, 2008, Giuliani finished third in the Florida primary behind McCain and Romney.[89]

Withdrawal Edit

Although Giuliani hoped to win most of the necessary delegates for the nomination on Super Tuesday, February 5, late January polls by Rasmussen Reports showed that he was in fifth place in California with 11% support,[90] and a Rasmussen Reports poll out of New Jersey showed him in second place with 27% support.[91] One New Jersey poll had him losing a 32-point lead since October and trailing McCain there.[92] Perhaps the biggest concern was the fact that two polls released on January 20 showed McCain with a double-digit lead in Giuliani's home state of New York.[93] A Zogby poll showed a close race in New York, but also put McCain ahead.[94]

Following his Florida defeat, Giuliani flew cross-country to give his withdrawal announcement on January 30 at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, California, endorsing McCain at the same time.[95] The endorsement was given with enthusiasm, as Giuliani and McCain were genuine friends and were allies on many political issues.[96]

Giuliani's defeat continued a long tradition of Mayors of New York not succeeding at attempts for higher office.[97]

Endorsements Edit

See also: Newspaper endorsements in the United States presidential primaries, 2008

Rudy Giuliani's presidential campaign was endorsed by some notable individuals including businessmen, politicians, athletes, and actors.

List of people who endorsed Rudy Giuliani

Giuliani's endorsers included:

Organizations
  • National Troopers Coalition[98]
  • United States Airport & Seaport Police[99]
  • Police Officers Association of Michigan[100]
  • New England Police Benevolent Association[101]
  • New York 10-13 Associations of America[102]
  • International Brotherhood of Police Officers Local 911[103]
Elected officials–current(during time of election)
Elected officials–former
Political–other
Government officials
Businesspeople
Religious leaders
Sports and entertainment

Aftermath Edit

Giuliani's run for the presidency ended with a considerable debt. Over a year later, he was still paying it back. During the first quarter of 2009, he gave his campaign $200,000 of his own money. Nevertheless, the campaign was still $2.4 million in arrears, the largest such remaining debt for any of the 2008 contenders.[157] In addition to this considerable debt, Giuliani's "high appearance fees dropped like a stone", in the words of Mark Greenbaum of Salon, following his failure to win the nomination.[158]

See also Edit

Notes Edit

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External links Edit

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  • Vote 2008: Rudy Giuliani - Online NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
  • Spartan Internet Political Performance Index Weekly Ranking for Rudy Giuliani
  • Rudy Giuliani 2008 presidential campaign at Curlie

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rudy, giuliani, 2008, presidential, campaign, this, article, uses, bare, urls, which, uninformative, vulnerable, link, please, consider, converting, them, full, citations, ensure, article, remains, verifiable, maintains, consistent, citation, style, several, t. This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation September 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message The 2008 presidential campaign of Rudy Giuliani began following the formation of the Draft Giuliani movement in October 2005 The next year Giuliani opened an exploratory committee and formally announced in February 2007 that he was actively seeking the presidential nomination of the Republican Party Rudy Giuliani for President 2008Campaign2008 U S presidential electionCandidateRudy GiulianiMayor of New York City 1994 2001 AffiliationRepublican PartyStatusAnnounced Feb 5th 2007 Suspended Jan 30th 2008HeadquartersLos AngelesKey peopleMike DuHaime Manager Pat Oxford Chairman David Dreier National Co Chairman Tony Carbonetti Chief Political Advisor Mark Campbell Political Director Katie Levinson Communications Director Chris Henick Senior Advisor ReceiptsUS 60 9 million 2007 12 31 SloganTested Ready NowWebsitewww joinrudy2008 com archived January 26 2008 At the onset of the campaign Giuliani held a significant lead in the nationwide polls 1 The candidacy of Senator John McCain faltered and Giuliani maintained his lead in both national polls and fundraising throughout 2007 Political observers predicted that Giuliani would lose support and he was criticized for a lack of substantive policy stances Eschewing the common strategy of focusing on early voting states such as Iowa and New Hampshire Giuliani focused instead on larger states He campaigned in Florida throughout the primary season hoping a win in that state s primary would propel him to victory in other primaries on Super Tuesday February 5 2 On January 29 2008 Giuliani finished third in the Florida primary The following day he ended his campaign and endorsed eventual Republican nominee John McCain Contents 1 Background 2 Campaign developments 2007 2 1 February May 2007 Early stages 2 2 Summer 2007 The campaign heats up 2 3 September 2007 Frontrunner status 2 4 Fall 2007 Under attack 2 5 Winter 2007 A strategy in peril 3 Caucuses and primaries 2008 3 1 Iowa and New Hampshire 3 2 Michigan Nevada South Carolina 3 3 Florida 3 4 Withdrawal 4 Endorsements 5 Aftermath 6 See also 7 Notes 8 External linksBackground Edit nbsp Mayor Giuliani right at Ground Zero following the 9 11 attacks with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld Giuliani s public profile started to rise when he was appointed as the United States Associate Attorney General by President Ronald Reagan He held the position from 1981 to 1983 when he was appointed United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York He held this post until 1989 when he resigned to run his first campaign for Mayor of New York City He lost the race but won four years later and served as the city s mayor from 1994 to 2001 As mayor he was best known for his leadership role during the September 11 attacks when he coordinated and managed the immediate emergency response 3 earning him the title as Time magazine Person of the Year in 2001 He also positioned himself as tough on crime and was often credited with the reduction in offenses that occurred during his tenure in office Giuliani briefly ran for U S Senate in New York to succeed retiring Daniel Patrick Moynihan in 2000 but was forced to withdraw from the race after being diagnosed with prostate cancer Although he held traditional views on defense and economics Giuliani was considered socially liberal holding pro choice views on abortion supporting same sex civil unions and embryonic stem cell research As mayor the abortion rate in New York City dropped by 16 in comparison to the 12 drop nationally adoptions raised by 133 A draft movement began in late 2005 to convince Giuliani to run for President of the United States in 2008 Draft Rudy Giuliani for President Inc filed with the Federal Election Commission FEC and became the first federal committee formed with the sole purpose of encouraging Giuliani to run During this time anti abortion groups such as the Republican National Coalition for Life had already announced their intention to oppose Giuliani because of his stance on abortion However evidence suggested that even among those voters he enjoyed some support for his possible run 4 Some social conservatives contended that Giuliani s emphasis on lowering the abortion rate was a pragmatic view on abortion 5 Among the overall public Giuliani was perceived to be a moderate An August 2006 Rasmussen Reports poll found that 36 of the American public identified the potential candidate as a moderate while 29 identified him as a conservative and 15 as a liberal 6 Early polls showed Giuliani with one of the highest levels of name recognition and support and he was considered a front runner in the race for the Republican nomination 7 Throughout 2006 rumors circulated regarding a possible Giuliani presidential campaign abetted by hints from the former mayor himself Over the Independence Day holiday weekend in July 2006 Giuliani declared that he would run for president in 2008 if he could raise sufficient funds On November 13 2006 Giuliani announced during a leadership conference in Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania that he had taken the first step toward a potential 2008 White House bid by forming the Rudy Giuliani Presidential Exploratory Committee Inc allowing him to raise money for national travel and for a presidential campaign Campaign developments 2007 EditOn February 5 2007 Giuliani officially entered the race for the 2008 U S presidential election after filing a statement of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission 8 He confirmed his candidacy on the February 14 edition of Larry King Live firmly stating Yes I m running 9 No Italian American had ever been elected president and Giuliani s run was the most notable by a member of the ethnic group the only Italian American to be a major party national ticket nominee was Geraldine Ferraro the 1984 Democratic Party nominee for vice president also Al Smith s grandfather was Italian citation needed February May 2007 Early stages Edit Following a series of criticisms from conservatives about his views on abortion Giuliani made a pledge in February 2007 to nominate Supreme Court Justices in the mold of John Roberts Samuel Alito Antonin Scalia and Anthony Kennedy all Ronald Reagan appointees former colleagues of his in the Reagan Justice Department or both 10 Giuliani and the nine other Republican presidential contenders participated in the first MSNBC 2008 Republican Presidential Candidates Debate on May 3 2007 held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library In the non scientific six part MSNBC online vote following the debate 11 Giuliani finished in 3rd place 15 Giuliani portrayed himself as the candidate who could beat Hillary Clinton in the general election by being competitive in traditional blue states such as New York New Jersey Connecticut and Delaware 12 A May 10 2007 Quinnipiac University Polling Institute poll put Giuliani ahead of Hillary Clinton 48 to 42 in Connecticut 13 Giuliani participated at the May 15 2007 GOP debate in South Carolina where the notable exchange occurred when the former mayor challenged a statement made by Congressman Ron Paul Paul claimed that the United States presence in the Middle East over the past decade incited hatred towards the United States among many Middle Easterners and provided terrorists with extra incentive to commit the September 11 attacks The debate was sponsored by Fox News News Corporation the parent company of Fox News is a client of the Bracewell amp Giuliani law firm 14 Accuracy in Media editor Cliff Kincaid charged after the debate that this represented a conflict of interest and that Fox News moderators Chris Wallace and Wendell Goler and post debate interviewer Sean Hannity failed to ask Giuliani pertinent follow up questions regarding the Ron Paul exchange about the causes of the September 11 attacks 15 In May influential Christian conservative leader James Dobson wrote that he could not fathom Giuliani s stance on the abortion issue and he would not vote for him if he were the Republican presidential nominee He also cited Giuliani s three marriages and the former mayor s support for civil unions for gays as reasons why he could not support the candidate Dobson wrote I cannot and will not vote for Rudy Giuliani in 2008 It is an irrevocable decision 16 According to the Federal Elections Commission Giuliani raised 18 029 974 in the first quarter of 2007 second to Mitt Romney among Republicans and fourth overall Out of that money he spent only 6 080 239 Among that money he raised the second most from Wall Street of all presidential candidates with 1 8 million raised 17 Summer 2007 The campaign heats up Edit In June 2007 Giuliani drew some criticism for dropping out of the August Iowa Straw Poll 18 Some Republican officials felt the move could be seen as dissing Iowa 18 In response a man in a chicken suit known as the Iowa Chicken began demonstrating at Giuliani s appearances in Iowa 19 20 Despite this Giuliani maintained that he was still planning on competing in the Iowa Caucus 21 Some political observers have opined that the Straw Poll results are bought by campaigns 18 America is best when we solve our problems from our strengths not our weaknesses Healthcare reform must be based on increased choice affordability portability and individual empowerment Giuliani had emerged as the frontrunner after overtaking John McCain in the polls With the exposure and eventual entrance of Fred Thompson into the field Giuliani s poll numbers began to drop But he held on to his status as frontrunner According to the CBS News Poll taken June 26 28 Giuliani held the lead over Thompson 34 to 21 22 In the second quarter Giuliani revealed that he raised 17 million first among Republicans and third overall behind Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton 23 September 2007 Frontrunner status Edit In September reports surfaced of a coordinated grassroots campaign 9 11 for Rudy which attempted to solicit 9 11 in the form of donations One of their supporters Abraham Sofaer attempted to hold a fundraiser for Giuliani during the National House Party Night and drew criticism 24 Democratic presidential candidate Chris Dodd called the theme unconscionable shameless and sickening 25 However Giuliani s campaign spokeswoman Maria Comella stated These are two volunteers who acted independently of and without the knowledge of the campaign their decision to ask individuals for that amount was an unfortunate choice 26 Perhaps because of Giuliani s frontrunner status some national leaders of the Christian right including James Dobson Richard Viguerie Tony Perkins and Morton Blackwell 27 attended a meeting of the Council for National Policy in September 2007 at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City At this meeting they decided that they would consider supporting a third party candidate for president if a pro choice candidate were to win the Republican nomination 28 29 30 The CNP s official statement read If the Republican Party nominates a pro abortion candidate we will consider running a third party candidate 27 By the end of September 2007 most polls showed Giuliani to have more support than any of the other declared Republican candidates with only Senator Thompson and Governor Romney showing greater support in some state polls 31 Specifically state by state polls for the 2008 Republican nomination showed that Giuliani polled ahead of all other candidates in a majority of states including the delegate rich states of California 32 New York 33 and Florida 34 A September 26 2007 Quinnipiac poll taken in New Jersey gave the mayor a slight lead over Hillary Clinton in the traditional blue state 45 to 44 35 Fall 2007 Under attack Edit On November 9 2007 Bernard Kerik whom Giuliani had appointed to several top positions during his mayoralty brought in as a partner at Giuliani Partners and recommended for Secretary of Homeland Security was indicted on 16 counts of tax fraud and other federal charges 36 Due to questions about Giuliani s judgement in promoting Kerik s career The New York Times said that the forthcoming legal proceedings could cast a shadow on Giuliani s presidential campaign 36 while The Washington Post said the indictment was expected to provide an opening for political rivals of Giuliani 37 Giuliani said that I made a mistake of not clearing him effectively enough I take the responsibility for that and defended Kerik s performance in the city positions he had held 37 Giuliani also declined to say whether he might one day issue a presidential pardon for Kerik 38 On November 13 2007 former publisher Judith Regan with whom Kerik had had an extramarital affair filed a 100 million defamation lawsuit against News Corporation the affiliate of Fox News claiming among other things that the corporation s executives told her in 2004 to lie to federal investigators about her relationship with Kerik in order to protect Giuliani s future presidential campaign 39 These are perilous times for Rudy Giuliani Wall Street Journal In late November 2007 The Politico reported that while Mayor of New York in 1999 and 2000 Giuliani had billed to obscure city agencies several tens of thousands of dollars of mayoral security expenses incurred while visiting Judith Nathan with whom he was having an extramarital affair in The Hamptons 40 Giuliani denied that he or his administration had done anything improper and called the charges a political hit job 41 Questions continued in the press not over his need for the security but over the appearance of trying to hide the expenses in the city budget which Giuliani aides eventually said was due to vendor payment efficiencies 42 Shortly thereafter the New York Daily News reported another angle on the story stating that Giuliani had ordered police department protection and chauffeuring services for Nathan in early 2000 before her relationship with him had even become public 43 During late November and early December 2007 several stories were published in the press regarding clients of Giuliani s consultancy firm Giuliani Partners and his law firm Bracewell amp Giuliani 44 The Village Voice and others reported that Giuliani Partners had been given contracts from the Qatar Ministry of the Interior for security advice and consulting since 2005 and these contracts had been overseen by then Minister of Religious Affairs Abdullah Bin Khalid Al Thani 45 46 a member of Qatar s royal family who is considered sympathetic to Al Qaeda and who had sheltered future September 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed from the FBI in 1996 46 47 48 The New York Times reported that Bracewell amp Giuliani had lobbied for an Ethiopian political faction opposing its government and in opposition to goals of American foreign policy 49 In fact Giuliani had already stepped down as CEO and chairman of Giuliani Partners in June 2007 44 although this action was not disclosed publicly On December 4 2007 in the wake of the latest attention to the firm s client base Giuliani Partners announced the stepping down 50 with Giuliani defending his work there saying Everything I did at Giuliani Partners was totally legal totally ethical There s nothing for me to explain about We acted honorably decently 50 Giuliani maintained his equity interest in the firm 44 The Nathan security billing and Giuliani client base stories dominated Giuliani s press coverage for much of a week and coincided with a significant drop in his national poll figures 2 42 51 and a worsening of his fortunes in the first caucus and primary states 2 Combined with the Kerik developments they associated an air of political personal doubt around the candidate 52 The Wall Street Journal stated that These are perilous times for Rudy Giuliani 51 In a lengthy interview on the nationally televised Meet the Press Giuliani defended the security detail decisions saying they were warranted by threat assessments at the time and defended his refusal to release a full Giuliani Partners client list saying every client of significance had already been pointed out in the press 53 Within a month after the original Nathan report an investigation of city records by The New York Times revealed that the billing of mayoral travel related expenses to obscure city agencies had started two years before the Nathan visits began and totaled a hundred times more than what was spent for the Nathan visits thus strongly suggesting that the Nathan visits had nothing to do with any accounting legerdemain 54 Nevertheless the political damage had been done 55 Winter 2007 A strategy in peril Edit nbsp Rudy Giuliani campaign events by state 56 By mid December 2007 Giuliani was keeping to his strategy of campaigning in big states such as New York New Jersey Florida California Illinois Missouri and other Super Duper Tuesday states while the other contenders focused on the earlier states of Iowa New Hampshire and South Carolina 57 However the strategy was now seen as at risk 58 Not only were his poll numbers in the early states falling despite an attempt for a while to boost his standing in New Hampshire 57 with 3 million of radio and television advertising which ended up not having any effect 59 but he had lost his national lead and had fallen into statistical ties with Mike Huckabee 58 Most dangerously his lead in Florida the first state that he planned to heavily contest was dwindling as well 60 Furthermore changes in Giuliani s campaign messaging went largely unnoticed by the press given that they were focused on Iowa and New Hampshire developments 59 Giuliani s woes were further symbolized when he got sick with flu like symptoms during a campaign flight and was admitted overnight to Barnes Jewish Hospital in St Louis Missouri as a precaution 61 Giuliani resumed limited campaigning in subsequent days the campaign would not give precise details of tests done 62 Giuliani then stated it had been a terrible headache not flu and a full medical report would be given after Christmas 63 but the health question had become an ongoing campaign story 59 Giuliani did indeed get a clean bill of health from his doctor on the day after Christmas 64 but again a minor amount of political damage had been done Giuliani s voter appeal continued to be hurt by the previous month s stories about his personal and business life as well as the reduced level of civil strife in Iraq undercutting his security based campaign messages 59 When the close proximity of the first contests to the holidays led to many candidates putting out Christmas videos allowing them to keep presenting their message but in a more appropriate setting 65 Giuliani chose two videos which combined his policy goals with humorous asides with Santa Claus regarding fruit cakes as gifts or the vain hope that all the presidential candidates can just get along 65 Caucuses and primaries 2008 EditIowa and New Hampshire Edit nbsp Giuliani at a campaign event in Derry New Hampshire on January 7 the day before the New Hampshire primary In the January 3 Iowa Republican caucus in which Giuliani essentially did not compete 66 he finished a distant sixth out of seven candidates with 4 percent of the vote 67 He had been second in polls in the state as late as early October 55 Giuliani did compete off and on in the January 8 New Hampshire primary 68 making the second most appearances there of any Republican after Mitt Romney and spending the third most money there after Romney and John McCain 68 He had been second in the polls in the state as late as the start of December 55 but finished fourth in the primary with 9 percent of the vote far behind McCain and Romney and trailing as well third place finisher Mike Huckabee 69 Giuliani continued to maintain that his strategy of focusing on later larger primaries would result in his winning the nomination Before the New Hampshire votes had been counted Giuliani s campaign moved to Florida in preparation for the state s January 29 primary I want you to come join us there and help us he said And help us in Connecticut Help us in New York Help us in New Jersey 70 By January 2008 Giuliani s popularity had slipped significantly both in the polls and media attention Measurements by the University of Navarra indicated that throughout the month Giuliani s amount of global media attention was a distant fourth among Republican candidates trailing Huckabee Romney and McCain 71 Michigan Nevada South Carolina Edit Meanwhile Giuliani s results in the early primaries and caucuses were very low sixth place with 3 of the vote in the Michigan primary 72 where he had leading in polls as recently as mid December 55 sixth place with 4 of the vote in the Nevada caucuses 73 and sixth place with 2 of the vote in the South Carolina primary 74 where he had been tied for the lead in polls as late as mid December 55 Florida Edit nbsp Rudy Giuliani speaking during his campaign in Florida Giuliani said on January 8 that Florida was real important to the campaign and that they would put almost everything into Florida 75 Several senior staffers in the campaign went without their January paychecks in order to assure that more funds could be spent in the state 76 A January 14 2008 poll from Rasmussen Reports showed that Giuliani Mike Huckabee John McCain and Mitt Romney were all tied within the margin of error 77 On January 23 2008 the Miami Herald reported that Giuliani s Florida support was in freefall as polls showed him fighting Huckabee who was only campaigning part time in the state 78 for third place well behind front runners McCain and Romney 79 By a January 24 2008 poll Giuliani was in third place in Florida with 20 of the vote compared to 23 for John McCain and 27 for Mitt Romney Another blow to Giuliani was the late endorsements for McCain of Florida Senator and former Chairman of the Republican National Committee Mel Martinez on January 25 80 and the highly popular Governor of Florida Charlie Crist on January 26 80 Crist had planned to endorse Giuliani in the early autumn 81 and had still been expected to do so in early January 78 The Giuliani camp had placed much emphasis on the value of a Crist endorsement and had focused their campaign strategies around it 82 They were thus visibly upset by Crist s endorsement of McCain 81 Whereas previously Giuliani had declared that he would campaign on regardless of the Florida results he now was more vague 78 By the day before the Florida vote a new Quinnipiac University Polling Institute final poll showed Giuliani s slide continuing down to 14 percent 18 points behind McCain 83 Giuliani chartered a Boeing 727 to conduct a barnstorming tour of airports Orlando Sanford International Airport St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport Southwest Florida International Airport near Fort Myers and Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport 84 85 with actor surrogate Jon Voight along with him 86 but the crowds for the tarmac rallies usually struggled to reach one hundred 84 85 86 Giuliani s staff handed out gifts to members of the press on the plane one reporter said that the gift seemed like a going away present 86 By that night it was being reported that Giuliani might quit the race if he failed to pull off a surprise win there 87 88 On January 29 2008 Giuliani finished third in the Florida primary behind McCain and Romney 89 Withdrawal Edit Although Giuliani hoped to win most of the necessary delegates for the nomination on Super Tuesday February 5 late January polls by Rasmussen Reports showed that he was in fifth place in California with 11 support 90 and a Rasmussen Reports poll out of New Jersey showed him in second place with 27 support 91 One New Jersey poll had him losing a 32 point lead since October and trailing McCain there 92 Perhaps the biggest concern was the fact that two polls released on January 20 showed McCain with a double digit lead in Giuliani s home state of New York 93 A Zogby poll showed a close race in New York but also put McCain ahead 94 Following his Florida defeat Giuliani flew cross country to give his withdrawal announcement on January 30 at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley California endorsing McCain at the same time 95 The endorsement was given with enthusiasm as Giuliani and McCain were genuine friends and were allies on many political issues 96 Giuliani s defeat continued a long tradition of Mayors of New York not succeeding at attempts for higher office 97 Endorsements EditSee also Newspaper endorsements in the United States presidential primaries 2008 Rudy Giuliani s presidential campaign was endorsed by some notable individuals including businessmen politicians athletes and actors List of people who endorsed Rudy GiulianiGiuliani s endorsers included OrganizationsNational Troopers Coalition 98 United States Airport amp Seaport Police 99 Police Officers Association of Michigan 100 New England Police Benevolent Association 101 New York 10 13 Associations of America 102 International Brotherhood of Police Officers Local 911 103 Elected officials current during time of election Governor Rick Perry of Texas 104 Senator Kit Bond of Missouri 105 Senator David Vitter of Louisiana 106 Senator Norm Coleman of Minnesota 107 Congresswoman Judy Biggert of Illinois 106 Congresswoman Mary Bono of California 106 Congressman Charles Boustany of Louisiana 106 Congressman Charlie Dent of Pennsylvania 106 Congressman David Dreier of California 106 Congressman Phil English of Pennsylvania 106 Congressman Vito Fossella of New York 106 Congressman Jim Gerlach of Pennsylvania 106 Congressman Peter King of New York 106 Congressman Jerry Lewis of California 106 Congressman Frank LoBiondo of New Jersey 106 Congresswoman Candice Miller of Michigan 106 Congressman Devin Nunes of California 106 Congressman Jon Porter of Nevada 106 Congressman George Radanovich of California 106 Congressman Dave Reichert of Washington 106 Congressman Ed Royce of California 106 Congressman Pete Sessions of Texas 106 Congressman Jim Walsh of New York 106 Congressman Jerry Weller of Illinois 106 Congresswoman Jo Ann Emerson of Missouri 108 New York Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno 109 Missouri House Majority Leader Steven Tilley 110 New York Assembly Republican Leader Jim Tedisco 109 New Jersey Assembly Republican Leader Alex DeCroce 111 Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives Glenn Richardson 112 Florida State Senators Mike Fasano Dennis L Jones Burt Saunders and Michael S Bennett 113 Mayor of Manchester New Hampshire Frank Guinta 114 Mayor of Bismarck North Dakota John Warford 115 Mayor of Boca Raton Florida Steven L Abrams 116 Resident Commissioner Luis Fortuno of Puerto Rico 106 Elected officials formerFormer Governor of Wisconsin Secretary of Health and Human Services and 2008 Republican presidential candidate Tommy Thompson 117 Former Governor of Massachusetts Paul Cellucci 118 Former Governor of California Pete Wilson 119 Former Governor of Florida Bob Martinez 120 Former Governor of Illinois Jim Edgar 121 Former Governor of Maryland Bob Ehrlich 122 Former Governor of Nevada Robert List 123 Former Illinois Attorney General Jim Ryan 124 Former Florida Commissioner of Education Jim Horne 125 Former Speaker of the California State Assembly Curt Pringle Mayor of Anaheim California and eleven other California mayors 126 Former President of the New Jersey Senate and former acting Governor John Bennett 127 Former Senator Bob Kasten of Wisconsin 128 Former Congressman Guy Molinari 129 Former Congressman Arthur Ravenel Jr of South Carolina 130 Former Congressman Scott Klug of Wisconsin 128 Former Congresswoman Anne Northup of Kentucky 131 Former Congressman Tom Ewing 132 Former Congresswoman Nancy Johnson 133 Former Congressman Clay Shaw 134 Former Congressman Jim Nussle 135 Former Lieutenant Governor of Illinois Corinne Wood 136 Former Speaker of the New Hampshire House and President of the New Hampshire State Senate Stewart Lamprey 137 Former State Senator Cathy Stepp of Wisconsin 128 Political otherChairman of the New York State Republican Committee Joseph N Mondello 138 Former New York State Republican Party Chairman Bill Powers 129 Former Chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party Jim Rappaport 139 Former Chair of the New Hampshire Republican State Committee Rhona Charbonneau 140 Jeb Bush Jr son of former Governor of Florida Jeb Bush and nephew of former President George W Bush 141 Government officialsFormer director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Louis Freeh 142 Former chief operating officer of the Federal Housing Administration Peter Monroe 143 BusinesspeopleBillionaire publisher and 1996 Republican presidential candidate Steve Forbes 144 Entrepreneur and future President Donald Trump 145 Businessman Patrick L Anderson 146 Religious leadersTelevangelist Pat Robertson 147 Sports and entertainmentActor Adam Sandler 148 Actor Kelsey Grammer 149 Actress Bo Derek 150 Actor Kevin James 151 Actor Jon Voight 152 Television writer and producer Joel Surnow 153 Former NFL Quarterback John Elway 154 NASCAR Driver Jeff Gordon 155 New York Yankees Outfielder Johnny Damon 156 Aftermath EditGiuliani s run for the presidency ended with a considerable debt Over a year later he was still paying it back During the first quarter of 2009 he gave his campaign 200 000 of his own money Nevertheless the campaign was still 2 4 million in arrears the largest such remaining debt for any of the 2008 contenders 157 In addition to this considerable debt Giuliani s high appearance fees dropped like a stone in the words of Mark Greenbaum of Salon following his failure to win the nomination 158 See also EditRudy Giuliani Political positions of Rudy Giuliani Republican Party presidential primaries 2008 2008 United States presidential electionNotes Edit Cillizza Chris January 27 2007 Post ABC Poll Clinton Giuliani Lead Primary Fields The Washington Post a b c Brian C Mooney December 9 2007 Giuliani loses ground in some polls The Boston Globe Retrieved December 9 2007 Corsaro Ryan September 11 2007 9 11 Image Drives Giuliani s Campaign CBS News CBS Interactive Inc Retrieved May 30 2010 CBS News Early Signs Point To Giuliani 08 December 10 2004 Retrieved November 15 2005 Giuliani Proposes New Policies To Ease Adoptions Reduce Abortions So Cons For Rudy Blog August 7 2007 Retrieved May 30 2010 Giuliani Ideology Archived from the original on April 21 2007 Retrieved June 16 2007 Giuliani up 25 points over McCain poll Yahoo News news yahoo com Archived from the original on March 6 2007 Giuliani joins race for president BBC News February 5 2007 Retrieved May 23 2010 Giuliani not confident war will turn around CNN com CNN Retrieved May 23 2010 He s Ready Rudy Giuliani Talks with Sean Hannity Fox News February 6 2007 Vote on the California Republican debate NBC News May 4 2007 Retrieved April 11 2018 Both Right Why Giuliani s the Right Choice both right blogspot com Retrieved April 11 2018 Connecticut CT Poll May 10 2007 Obama Runs Closest To Giuliani Quinnipiac University quinnipiac edu Retrieved April 11 2018 Sharon Theimer amp Devlin Barrett May 15 2007 Giuliani s Firm Lobbied Government Foxnews com Associated Press Archived from the original on October 8 2007 Retrieved November 10 2007 Cliff Kincaid May 16 2007 Fox News Pro Giuliani Conflict of Interest Accuracy in Media Archived from the original on October 12 2007 Retrieved November 10 2007 Christian right leader writes off Giuliani CNN May 18 2007 Dodge Catherine June 22 2007 Giuliani Once Wall Street Crime Fighter Seeks Funds Update1 Bloomberg Retrieved June 26 2007 a b c McCain Giuliani skip Iowa straw poll The Des Moines Register June 7 2007 Chickens bunnies felons and other candidate stalkers Archived 2007 06 24 at the Wayback Machine Scripps News June 2007 All points bulletin Archived from the original on June 30 2007 Retrieved June 21 2007 Giuliani dismisses idea skipping Straw Poll hurts his Caucus chances Radio Iowa News June 20 2007 CBS News Poll PDF cbsnews com Retrieved April 11 2018 Giuliani Leads Rivals Romney McCain in Campaign Fund Raising Bloomberg Bloomberg News October 23 2012 Archived from the original on October 23 2012 Retrieved June 2 2023 Is Giuliani Exploiting 9 11 With 9 11 Fundraiser CBS13 September 26 2007 Archived from the original on November 6 2007 Retrieved November 3 2007 Anger at Giuliani 9 11 fundraiser BBC September 26 2007 Retrieved November 3 2007 Politics News Breaking Political News Video amp Analysis ABC News Retrieved April 11 2018 a b Christian Conservatives Vow To Back Third Party Candidate If Giuliani Wins GOP Nomination Bismarck SD CBS affiliate http www kxmb com News Nation 167321 asp Scherer Michael September 30 2007 Religious right may blackball Giuliani Salon com Retrieved October 1 2007 Dobson James October 4 2007 The Values Test The New York Times Kirkpatrick David D October 1 2007 Giuliani Inspires Threat of a Third Party Run The New York Times Retrieved May 23 2010 WH2008 Republicans pollingreport com Retrieved April 11 2018 Opinion polling for the Republican Party United States presidential primaries 2008 California Opinion polling for the Republican Party United States presidential primaries 2008 New York Opinion polling for the Republican Party United States presidential primaries 2008 Florida New Jersey NJ Poll September 26 2007 Clinton Giuliani Neck And Nec Quinnipiac University quinnipiac edu Archived from the original on November 17 2007 Retrieved April 11 2018 a b RUSS BUETTNER amp WILLIAM K RASHBAUM November 10 2007 A Defiant Kerik Vows to Battle U S Indictment The New York Times Retrieved November 10 2007 a b Alec MacGillis November 9 2007 McCain Takes Aim at Kerik and Giuliani The Washington Post Retrieved November 10 2007 Mary Rae Bragg David Saltonstall November 9 2007 Rudy Giuliani won t say if he d pardon Kerik as President New York Daily News Retrieved November 9 2007 Josh Getlin November 14 2007 Regan says she was told to lie to protect Giuliani Los Angeles Times Retrieved December 19 2015 Ben Smith November 30 2007 Giuliani billed obscure agencies for trips The Politico Archived from the original on December 1 2007 Retrieved December 6 2007 Tom Brune Craig Gordon November 29 2007 Rudy calls report on Hamptons security a hit job Newsday Retrieved December 6 2007 a b Jason Horowitz December 4 2007 Queasy Giuliani Faithful Ask For Truth On Trips The New York Observer Archived from the original on December 7 2007 Retrieved December 6 2007 Michael Saul Heidi Evans amp David Saltonstall December 7 2007 Mayor s Gal Got Security Earlier than We Knew New York Daily News Retrieved December 7 2007 a b c Tom Brune December 5 2007 Rudy no CEO politics candidate campaign president longer firm CEO Newsday Archived from the original on December 6 2007 Retrieved December 6 2007 Wayne Barrett November 27 2007 Rudy s Ties to a Terror Sheikh Village Voice Retrieved November 28 2007 a b Marcus Baram November 29 2007 Giuliani s Ties to Qatar Raise Questions for Mr 9 ll ABC News Archived from the original on December 1 2007 Retrieved December 9 2007 Buettner Russ March 15 2007 Hugo Chavez Is Tied to Giuliani Firm The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved June 2 2023 Anthony Cordesman Bahrain Oman Qatar and the Uae Challenges of Security https books google com books id edurdqWqcOMC amp dq bin khalid 22al thani 22 minister religious affairs amp pg PA232 ERIC LIPTON amp RUSS BUETTNER December 4 2007 Giuliani s Firm Lobbied for Bill Considered Threat The New York Times Retrieved December 9 2007 a b Giuliani resigns as head of firm calls his work there totally legal The Boston Globe Associated Press December 5 2007 Archived from the original on June 4 2008 Retrieved December 6 2007 a b How Giuliani s Slide in Polls Could Undermine His Plan The Wall Street Journal December 6 2007 Retrieved December 9 2007 Heilemenn and Halperin Game Change p 300 Hope Yen December 9 2007 Giuliani defends questionable expenses Associated Press for Yahoo News Archived from the original on December 13 2007 Retrieved December 9 2007 Giuliani s shifted money around Yes To hide Hamptons trips Unlikely The New York Times December 20 2007 Retrieved December 26 2007 a b c d e Byron York January 25 2008 Has Rudy Blown It National Review Online Archived from the original on January 26 2008 Retrieved January 25 2008 Rudy Giuliani Campaign Events by State The Washington Post Archived from the original on September 22 2012 Retrieved May 23 2010 a b Michael Cooper Marjorie Connelly December 20 2007 Giuliani Has Decided to Zag While the Other Candidates Zig The New York Times Retrieved December 21 2007 a b Hospital health scare latest of Giuliani s woes Agence France Presse December 20 2007 Archived from the original on January 8 2008 Retrieved December 21 2007 a b c d Adam Nagourney December 24 2007 Giuliani Hits a Rocky Stretch as Voting Approaches The New York Times Retrieved December 24 2007 John Kennedy December 20 2007 New Poll Shows Clinton Solid in Florida Rudy Shrinking Orlando Sentinel Archived from the original on December 23 2007 Retrieved December 21 2007 Michael Cooper Graham Bowley December 21 2007 Giuliani Treated for Flu Symptoms The New York Times Retrieved December 21 2007 Rebecca Sinderbrand December 22 2007 Giuliani I m in very good health after hospital stay CNN com Retrieved December 23 2007 Cooper Michael December 23 2007 Giuliani s Doctor t The New York Times Retrieved December 23 2007 Giuliani s doctor says his health is good Reuters December 26 2007 Retrieved December 27 2007 a b Brian Montopoli December 21 2007 Politics Now Wrapped In Holiday Cheer CBS News Retrieved December 26 2007 Giuliani vows to fight on after bad Iowa showing Agence France Presse January 4 2008 Archived from the original on January 7 2008 Retrieved January 4 2008 Election Center 2008 Primary Results for Iowa CNN com January 4 2008 Retrieved January 4 2008 a b Jake Tapper Karen Travers January 8 2008 Rudy Focused on N H Despite Claims ABC News Retrieved January 9 2008 Election Center 2008 Primary Results for New Hampshire CNN January 9 2008 Retrieved January 9 2008 Ramer Holly January 9 2008 Giuliani Focuses on Florida After Loss Associated Press Archived from the original on January 12 2008 Retrieved December 19 2015 Facultad de Ciencias Economicas y Empresariales January 29 2008 Republican Candidates Media Attention University of Navarra Archived from the original on February 13 2013 Retrieved January 29 2008 Election Center 2008 Primary Results Elections amp Politics news from CNN com CNN Retrieved May 23 2010 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