Rudy's gonna run

Unless something drastic happens, a Giuliani candidacy looks certain:

Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor whose popularity soared after his response to the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, moved closer to a full-fledged campaign for the Republican presidential nomination on Monday.

In a sign that he's serious about running for the White House, the two-term mayor was filing a so-called "statement of candidacy" with the Federal Election Commission. In the process, he was eliminating the phrase "testing the waters" from earlier paperwork establishing his exploratory committee, said an official close to Giuliani's campaign.

The official spoke on the condition of anonymity to avoid pre-empting any disclosure by Giuliani.

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The steps Monday put Giuliani on the same level, legally, as McCain and Romney, the other two top-tier GOP candidates who have formed regular exploratory committees and filed statements of candidacy.

If things in Iraq don't improve significantly over the next year or so, Giuliani may be the only GOP candidate who can win the next election. And I think card-carrying Republicans, who may not like his positions on abortion and other social issues, realize that.

Damian P.

Posted by damian at February 5, 2007 04:27 PM