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Iraq War Senate Resolution Watch: The McCain Resolution
Captain’s Quarters: McCain Launches His Own Resolution
John McCain has decided to eschew the competing resolutions expressing disfavor with the new White House surge strategy in favor of an open-ended series of benchmarks intended to demonstrate what progress in Iraq will look like. The resolution gives no deadlines but does describe the process by which the Pentagon should measure success.
Will McCain’s resolution be able to persuade enough Republicans to filibuster the Warner-Levin resolution?
Looks promising.
Are the GOP Senators finally getting a backbone?
Stay tuned…….
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Rudy Giuliani Watch: Gallup Poll Part II
The Gallup Poll: Giuliani, McCain Have Competing Strengths in Republicans’ Eyes
McCain’s strengths lie in foreign policy, ethics, and moral values; Giuliani’s on domestic issues and leadership
A recent Gallup Panel poll shows Rudy Giuliani and John McCain the clear frontrunners among the Republican Party’s 2008 presidential hopefuls. In the most recent test of rank-and-file Republicans’ presidential nomination preferences, 31% said they would be most likely to support Giuliani and 27% said McCain. When asked to choose between the two, however, Republicans show a slight preference for Giuliani at 50% to 42%, respectively.
The latest poll sought to explore Republicans’ views of Giuliani and McCain in more depth, asking them to choose which candidate better exemplified certain personality or political characteristics as well as say who would be better able to handle specific issues.
Candidates on the Issues Poll:
The poll also asked Republicans to indicate which of the two potential candidates would do the better job on a series of 10 issues.
Giuliani has an advantage on six of the issues tested and McCain has an advantage on four. Giuliani’s strengths are primarily in the area of domestic issues while McCain leads on most international matters.
Republicans’ Ratings of Giuliani and McCain on Issues Issue Giuliani % McCain% Advantage Crime 78 17 G +61 The economy 52 38 G +14 Terrorism 53 41 G +12 Taxes 49 37 G +12 Education 48 38 G +10 Healthcare 47 39 G +8 Energy and the environment 43 44 M +1 The situation in Iraq 40 53 M +13 Relations with other countries 37 54 M +17 Moral values issues 30 58 M +28 The Summary:
Giuliani’s biggest advantage is on crime, for which 78% of Republicans view him as better compared with 17% who say McCain is. Giuliani, a federal prosecutor prior to being elected mayor of New York City, made crime prevention a focus during his administration and crime rates in the city did fall during his tenure.
Giuliani is also viewed as better than McCain on the economy (52% to 38%), education (48% to 38%), healthcare (47% to 39%), and taxes (49% to 37%). The candidates are rated about equally on the environment and energy with 44% saying McCain would do a better job and 43% Giuliani.
McCain, who has long supported an increased U.S. military presence in Iraq, is viewed by Republicans as better to handle the situation in Iraq by a 53% to 40% margin over Giuliani. (Giuliani has supported recent calls for a troop increase in Iraq.) Republicans also give McCain a 54% to 37% edge on handling “relations with other countries.”
One international issue in Giuliani’s favor is terrorism, on which he has a 53% to 41% edge over McCain. Giuliani’s widely praised response to the Sept. 11 terror attacks while serving as mayor of New York City is the likely reason for this — and is enough to overcome the perhaps more general sense that McCain is better on international matters.
McCain’s biggest issue advantage is not on an international issue, but on moral values. Fifty-eight percent of Republicans believe he would do the better job on this issue while 30% believe Giuliani would. Giuliani’s past positions in favor of abortion and gay rights are generally out of step with the views of most rank-and-file Republicans while McCain’s positions have generally been in keeping with the Republican platform.
Republicans’ relative ratings of the candidates on the issues do not vary much by their religious commitment or self-described political ideology.
And what do the polls show us for the campaign ahead:
The poll provides insight into where the candidates stand among the party before campaigning kicks off in earnest — while both McCain and Giuliani have formed presidential candidate exploratory committees, neither has officially announced his candidacy. McCain would do well to emphasize his experience and foreign policy credentials while reminding Republican voters of his traditional views on moral values. Meanwhile, Giuliani apparently would be well-served to remind the voters of his leadership of New York following the Sept. 11 crisis and attempt to capitalize on his more favorable public image.
Flap can guarantee that each of these candidates will be running focus groups now and every week to fine tune their message.
Compare this initial poll with subsequent ones as the campaign heats up.
Each candidate has his pluses and minuses. It is the emphasis of positive characteristics and issues, national/world events, and how the candidates are presented which will determine the next President of the United States.
Stay tuned……
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Giuliani Notes: Cristyne L. Nicholas Hosts Fundraising Event for Rudy
The Politico: A Fundraiser From Rudy’s Past
Cristyne L. Nicholas will be hosting a campaign fundraiser for her former boss, Rudy Giuliani, according to sources familiar with the planned event.
Nicholas is the former Cristyne Lategano, familiar to readers of the New York tabloids (and avid viewers of the USA Network) as Rudy’s former communications director and the “former staffer” alleged by Giuliani’s ex-wife to have had an affair with the Mayor. (Giuliani and Nicolas always denied the allegation.)
More recently, she was the city’s top tourism official.
And, so a fundraising event by Cristyne Nicholas for her former boss (She was Giuliani’s Communications Director) is somehow notable or scandalous like the Politico makes it out to be?
Oh, you say because Rudy supposedly had an affair with her (which they both deny) and his ex-wife Donna Hanover mentioned her name in Rudy’s divorce pleadings.
And you believe an ex-wife – a woman scorned, why? Remember New York has AT FAULT divorce law.
At least this campaign won’t be unexciting with the daily dish of sex and dirt dished out by the Tabloids and political gossip blogs.
Stay tuned…….
Donna Hanover accused her husband of having an earlier affair with former communications director Christyne Lategano. Hanover also announced a formal separation from Giuliani.
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Giuliani Notes: Tarrance Group Now Rudy’s Pollster
JoinRudy2008: The Tarrance Group Joins Giuliani Presidential Exploratory Committee Team
The Rudy Giuliani Presidential Exploratory Committee announced today that Ed Goeas, Dave Sackett and Brian Tringali from The Tarrance Group, a prominent research and strategic consulting firm, are joining the committee as its pollsters.
Goeas and partners Sackett and Tringali currently also serve as pollster to five Republican Governors, ten U.S. Senators, and forty-two Republican Members of Congress.
“We’re thrilled The Tarrance Group has come on board and will lead our polling efforts. Ed Goeas, Dave Sackett and Brian Tringali are truly superior in their field, have stellar reputations and make an outstanding addition to our team,†said Brent Seaborn, Strategy Director to the Exploratory Committee.
Ed Goeas said, “Following an election where the question on many voters’ mind was ‘can Republicans govern,’ I am excited about working with a man that has such a strong record of conservative governance and leadership with results.â€
Of the major criticisms of the EARLY Giuliani campaign was that a media consultant and pollster had not been hired. These were signs by some that Rudy Giuliani had NOT made up his mind to seek the presidency.
Well, the Pollster has been hired and a notable one at that – Bush/Cheney 2004.
Ed Goeas is President and CEO of The Tarrance Group. He is perhaps best known as the Republican pollster for the “Battleground Poll,†which, of the national public polls, has come the closest in three of the last four presidential elections in matching the actual election results. He has been widely published in professional and academic journals, including the Yale Law and Policy Review, on a variety of public policy issues based on his national research. In 1994, he was recognized by Democrat and Republican members of the American Association of Political Consultants as “Pollster of the Year.â€
The Tarrance Groups website is here.
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ZACH WAMP, TNHummmm does anyone NOT think that Mayor Giuliani is running for President?
Stay tuned……
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Giuliani Notes: Fox News Poll Has Rudy as MOST FAVORABLE
Fox News: FOX News Poll: Voters Most Comfortable With Rudy Giuliani as President
More voters say they would be comfortable with former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani as president than other top 2008 contenders, though majorities would also be comfortable with other leaders from both parties, according to the latest FOX News Poll.
Another great poll result for the Mayor.
Among self-identified Republicans, Giuliani and Arizona Sen. John McCain continue to lead the pack: 34 percent support Giuliani and 22 percent McCain. Former Speaker Newt Gingrich, who is unannounced but appears to be considering a run, captures the third slot with 15 percent.
Stay tuned……
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Rudy Giuliani Watch: Gallup Poll Part I
The Gallup Poll: Giuliani, McCain Have Competing Strengths in Republicans’ Eyes
McCain’s strengths lie in foreign policy, ethics, and moral values; Giuliani’s on domestic issues and leadership
A recent Gallup Panel poll shows Rudy Giuliani and John McCain the clear frontrunners among the Republican Party’s 2008 presidential hopefuls. In the most recent test of rank-and-file Republicans’ presidential nomination preferences, 31% said they would be most likely to support Giuliani and 27% said McCain. When asked to choose between the two, however, Republicans show a slight preference for Giuliani at 50% to 42%, respectively.
The latest poll sought to explore Republicans’ views of Giuliani and McCain in more depth, asking them to choose which candidate better exemplified certain personality or political characteristics as well as say who would be better able to handle specific issues.
The Candidate Characteristic Poll:
The Jan. 25-28, 2007 poll asked Republicans and independents who say they lean to the Republican Party to rate Giuliani versus McCain on each of 15 specific issue characteristics [a similar analysis was done of Democratic candidates: see “Clinton Eclipses Obama and Edwards on Leadership” in the Related Items]. Of the 15 characteristics tested, Giuliani is viewed as having a clear advantage on 10 items. McCain “wins” on only three dimensions, and the two candidates are essentially tied on the remaining two.
The Poll Results:
The Gallup Poll: Giuliani, McCain Have Competing Strengths in Republicans’ Eyes Character and Political Dimensions Giuliani % McCain % Advantage Is more likeable 74 21 G +53 Would be better in a crisis 68 28 G +40 Would do more to unite the country 65 28 G +37 Is the better public speaker 61 27 G +34 Better understands the problems faced by ordinary Americans 60 33 G +27 Is the stronger leader 59 34 G +25 Would perform better in the debates 56 37 G +19 Would manage the government more effectively 55 37 G 18 Has the better chance of beating the Democratic nominee in the 2008 presidential election 55 38 G +17 Would run the more positive campaign 50 38 G +12 Has the better chance of winning the Republican presidential nomination in 2008 47 46 G +1 Would be respected more by leaders of other countries 45 45 Tie Is more qualified to be president 41 50 M +9 Would work better with Congress 41 52 M +11 Has higher ethical standards 35 50 M +15 The Summary:
Giuliani’s greatest strength vis a vis McCain comes on the following dimensions on which he has at least a 20-point lead over the Arizona Senator:
- Is more likable
- Would be better in a crisis
- Would do more to unite the country
- Is the better public speaker
- Better understands the problems faced by ordinary Americans
- Is the stronger leader
Giuliani does better than McCain, albeit with a slightly smaller lead, on the following:
- Would perform better in the debates
- Would manage the government more effectively
- Has the better chance of beating the Democratic nominee in the 2008 presidential election
- Would run the more positive campaign
The two candidates are essentially tied in terms of these characteristics:
- Has the better chance of winning the Republican presidential nomination in 2008
- Would be respected more by leaders of other countries
Republicans give McCain the advantage on these dimensions:
- Has higher ethical standards
- Would work better with Congress
- Is more qualified to be president
Overall, Rudy giuliani does extremely wellwell in this part of the poll.
Note the large lead in likeable and “most likely to unite the country.
McCain does well on the ethical standards characteristic. But, have the voters been introduced to McCain’s own public problems with his divorces?
Probably not.
However, Team Rudy will probably NOT have to introduce these issues and if Team McCain goes negative – it won’t be on these issues less his own ethical lapses come to the forefront.
Of course, these ethical issues will be de minimis in a race against Hillary Clinton who suffers the “SCORNED WOMAN” and “CHEATED UPON” baggage from husband Bill. And why she stayed with him because of her own POLITICAL AMBITION.
Stay tuned……
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Iraq War Senate Resolution Watch: Take the Pledge Part VIII
Washington Post: Senators Unite On Challenge to Bush’s Troop Plan
Revised Warner Language That Protects Funds Is Embraced for Bipartisan Appeal
Democratic and Republican opponents of President Bush’s troop-buildup plan joined forces last night behind the nonbinding resolution with the broadest bipartisan backing: a Republican measure from Sen. John W. Warner of Virginia.
Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) announced the shift, hoping to unite a large majority of the Senate and thwart efforts by the White House and GOP leaders to derail any congressional resolution of disapproval of Bush’s decision to increase U.S. troop levels in Iraq by 21,500.
Although the original Democratic language was popular within the party, it had little appeal among Republicans. Warner’s proposal drew support from both sides, and it was retooled last night to maximize both Democratic and Republican votes.
The revised resolution would express the Senate’s opposition to the troop increase but would vow to protect funding for the troops. The resolution does not include the Democratic language saying the Bush plan is against the national interest, but it also drops an earlier provision by Warner suggesting Senate support for some additional troops.
“It’s been a hard work in progress,” Warner said of the revised resolution, which will require the support of at least 60 senators to prevent a filibuster.
Senator Warner is a work alright.
This resolution should be FILIBUSTERED by the GOP.
So, the GOP Senators think this will provide them cover when they run for re-election? Perhaps it does. But, it sells out the Iraq War effort and emboldens our enemies.
The GOP Senators are trading their electoral prospects for the nation’s and our troop’s security.
Why not allow General Petraeus work the strategy?
Captain Ed says that the GOP Members of Congress are pissed at the Bush Administration for losing their majority and are looking for payback.
The answer may lie with the Bush administration’s handling of the issue in the midterm elections. The GOP lost control of both houses in what everyone now concedes was a referendum on the war. The next day, Bush dumped Donald Rumsfeld in favor of Robert Gates, and it came out that Bush had planned the move since the summer but wouldn’t pull the trigger until after the elections.
This infuriated Republicans in Congress, who believe that the decision cost them their majorities, especially in the Senate. The White House maneuvering forced GOP candidates to either defend Rumsfeld or attempt to shrug off questions about his management of the war. Had Bush replaced Rumsfeld in August or even September and made the changes that followed prior to the election, they could have saved one or two seats in the upper chamber, or so some analysts believe.
As a result, it’s easy to speculate that Republicans in both chambers (and those who did not return) might feel a bit betrayed and not inclined to support the administration with as much enthusiasm as before. Their decision to mind their own political fortunes and let the Bush administration twist in the wind would be understandable, but it would still be a mistake. That kind of short-term payback has long-term implications, and while this is speculation, those implications for defeat and an Iraqi collapse are absolutely real.
Hugh Hewitt says the GOP is Forfeiting The Legacy of Reagan
Since 1980 the Republican Party has been the party of national defense and seriousness in foreign policy. It has been the party that believed in freedom and in the defense of our allies and the refusal to accommodate evil because of convenience. The Soviet Union is no more because of these commitments, and no attack has reached American soil since 9/11 because of these beliefs backed by action and the sacrifices of the American military.
By this time next week that legacy may have been abandoned. It will not have been abandoned if the Democrats in either the Senate or the House simply use their numbers and the votes of a handful of foolish Republicans pass defeatist resolutions. It will be abandoned if the Hill GOP desert the idea of resolute prosecution of the war and ultimately victory.
My Townhall.com column, “A Political Gettysburg –Without A Joshua Chamberlain,” details the situation, as does Dean’s post below.
So, what next?
Contact the Senators to FILIBUSTER this amended Warmer-Levin resolution and contact the House GOP Leadership and express your displeasure with voting for any resolution should it pass the Senate.
Tell them all that YOU expect them to vote the nation’s interest over their own parochial political interests.
Tell them that you support the pledge.
31,693 people have signed The Pledge thus far. Will you?If the United States Senate passes a resolution, non-binding or otherwise, that criticizes the commitment of additional troops to Iraq that General Petraeus has asked for and that the president has pledged, and if the Senate does so after the testimony of General Petraeus on January 23 that such a resolution will be an encouragement to the enemy, I will not contribute to any Republican senator who voted for the resolution. Further, if any Republican senator who votes for such a resolution is a candidate for re-election in 2008, I will not contribute to the National Republican Senatorial Committee unless the Chairman of that Committee, Senator Ensign, commits in writing that none of the funds of the NRSC will go to support the re-election of any senator supporting the non-binding resolution.The Contact List:
The GOP leadership n the House:
Congressman John Boehner: (202) 225-6205 Fax (202) 225-0704. E-mail here
Congressman Roy Blunt: (202)-225-6536 Fax (202)-225-5604 E-mail here.
Congressman Eric Cantor: (202)-225-2815 Fax (202)-225-0011. (No e-mail available.)
The leadership and key GOP members n the Senate:
Senator Mitch McConnell: 202-224-2541 Fax: 202-224-2499. E-mail here.
Senator Trent Lott: Phone: 202-224-6253 Fax: (202)-224-2262 E-mail here.
Senator Jon Kyl: Phone: (202) 224-4521 Fax: (202) 224-2207 E-mail here.
Senator John Ensign: (202)-224-6244 Fax: 202-228-2193. E-mail here.
Senator John McCain: Phone: (202)-224-2235 Fax (202)-228-2862. E-mail here.
Senator John Warner: Phone: (202) 224-2023 Fax: (202) 224-6295. E-mail here.
Senator John Cornyn: Phone:202-224-2934 Fax: 202-228-2856. E-mail here.
Senator Pat Roberts: Phone (202) 224-4774 E-mail here.
Senator Gordon Smith: Phone: 202-224-3753 Fax: 202-228-3997. E-mail here.
Senator Norm Coleman: Phone: 202-224-5641 Fax: 202-224-1152.E-mail here
The resolution will come up for debate next week.
Make your calls today!
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Giuliani Notes: California Dreamin’ Part 2
Monterey Pop 1967, the Mamas and the Papas: “California Dreamin’.â€New West Notes: Not A Dream
THE EARLY CALIFORNIA PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY came another big step closer to reality yesterday when the state Senate Rules Committee, as expected, voted 4-0 to fast track the bill by Senator Ron Calderon. Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez expressed great confidence about the bill’s prospects in a conversation at the beginning of the week.
The move by the Rules Committee removes the requirement that a bill be in print for 30 days before being heard in committee. Senate leader Don Perata is for the bill, of course, as are Republican leaders in both houses.
The date in question is the first Tuesday in February 2008, February 5th. The first four contests in the Democratic presidential race are Iowa on January 14th, Nevada on January 19th, New Hampshire on January 22nd, and South Carolina on January 29th. The opening contests on the Republican side are New Hampshire and South Carolina, though there is discussion about moving Nevada up.
So California is poised to be the fifth contest for the Democrats and third for the Republicans.
Read it all…..
So, no wonder Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been in California the past two days and returns February 10 to speak to the California Republican Party Convention.
An anonymous source has told Flap that Mayor Giuliani will FORMALLY ANNOUNCE his candidacy for the Presidency at the February 10 event.
Former New York City mayor and likely Republican presidential candidate Rudolph Giuliani will come to Fresno on Feb. 12 for an evening fundraiser. Giuliani’s visit comes two days after he is scheduled to deliver a lunchtime speech to the state Republican convention in Sacramento.
Heading the Fresno event — at a site still to be determined — is former state Sen. Chuck Poochigian, R-Fresno, and his wife, Debbie, a longtime party activist who played a key local role in both the 2000 and 2004 Bush presidential campaigns.
California may be a Democratic Party-leaning “blue state,” but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have plenty of deep-pocketed Republican Party donors.
The presidential race has a battle front stretching across the nation, and these wealthy Republicans know their money could help lift their chosen candidate to a primary election victory in Iowa or New Hampshire — and, possibly, on to the White House.
The Mayor has a fundraising event scheduled in Orange County, California on February 15.
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Rudy Giuliani Watch: New Jersey Quinnipac Poll Has Rudy Beating Hillary
Angus Reid Global Monitor: Giuliani Would Defeat Hillary in New Jersey
Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani is the favourite Republican United States presidential contender for voters in the Garden State, according to a poll by the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. 48 per cent of respondents in New Jersey would vote for Giuliani in a head-to-head contest against Democratic New York senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.
In other match-ups, Rodham Clinton holds a one-point edge over Arizona senator John McCain, and a 24-point advantage over former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney. McCain leads former North Carolina senator John Edwards by six points, and Illinois senator Barack Obama by three points.
In 2004, Democratic nominee John Kerry carried New Jersey’s 15 electoral votes, with 53 per cent of the vote. No Republican has won the Garden State since George H. Bush in 1988.
The Mayor continues his lead in head to head match-ups against Hillary Clinton. He fares better than any other GOP candidate against the presumed Democrat nominee.
Polling Data
If the 2008 election for President were being held today, and the candidates were (the Democrat) and (the Republican), for whom would you vote?
Rudy Giuliani (R) 48% – 41% Hillary Rodham Clinton (R)
John McCain (R) 43% – 44% Hillary Rodham Clinton (R)
Mitt Romney (R) 29% – 53% Hillary Rodham Clinton (R)
John McCain (R) 45% – 39% John Edwards (R)
John McCain (R) 42% – 39% Barack Obama (R)Source: Quinnipiac University Polling Institute
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 1,310 registered Ohio voters, conducted from Jan. 16 to Jan. 22, 2006. Margin of error is 2.7 per cent.In New Jersey, Team Giuliani has captured dozens of GOP mayors and lawmakers.
Some 270 of New Jersey’s best-known Republicans declared their allegiance yesterday to former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani in his presidential bid.
The list distributed by Giuliani’s exploratory committee includes 21 state lawmakers and 43 mayors. Also on board: former congressman Bob Franks, former party co-chairman and investment banker Candace Straight, and former New York Mets and Yankees southpaw Al Leiter.
State Sen. Tom Kean Jr. will serve as honorary state chairman. Kean said Giuliani had been “tremendously” helpful in his recent U.S. Senate race. Just as important, Kean said, “during uncertain times, Rudy Giuliani has proven to be a unifying force who leads with decisive action.”
Giuliani appears to be the GOP front-runner in New Jersey. A recent Quinnipiac Poll showed not only was he the early party favorite — 39 percent of Republicans voters named him as their top choice — but he was the favorite in a head-to-head race with the Democratic front-runner, New York Sen. Hillary Clinton, 48 percent to 41 percent.
Stay tuned for a post on the national Gallup Poll that is Just out…….
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