Rudy Giuliani: Twice Nominated by the Liberal Party
I was wondering when this was going to enter the campaign:
McCain operatives are putting out material that depicts Giuliani riding into City Hall on the shoulders of the New York Liberal Party as a throwback to the old Tammany Hall Democratic machine.
I'm surprised McCain hasn't added "Endorsed Democratic incumbent Mario Cuomo for Governor!" Maybe he's saving that for later.
This does give a somewhat misleading cast to what the article was actually about - that the far right wing are not necessarily enamored of "maverick" McCain, socially liberal Giuliani, and "Multiple Choice" Mitt Romney once they learn details of their political backgrounds. I'm just more familiar with Giuliani* because of my place of birth and city of residence. Knowing all that I do about him, I still find it hard to believe he'll survive all the things about him that will become more publicly spread as campaigns heat up. Twice running on the Liberal ticket, as well as the Republican ticket, and having endorsed a Democrat for governor are two of the things that I think will be real setbacks for Giuliani. We'll see.
*Full disclosure. I voted for Giuliani twice. I would not, however, vote for him for President, as I think he is too authoritarian and temperamentally unsuited for the position.