Giuliani Notes: Rudy Will NOT Participate in Iowa Straw Poll
Republican presidential hopeful former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani discusses small business issues with local Republicans Friday, May 4, 2007, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
In a blogger conference call, Rudy Giuliani Campaign Manager Mike Duhaime announced that Rudy Giuliani will not be participating in the Ames Iowa Straw Poll.
More later….
Update:
This is NOT a surprise, especially with Fred Thompson now in the race. In fact, the pressure will be on Fred Thompson to go head to head with the well financed and better organized Romney for the Iowa Straw Poll momentum.
Flap’s bet is that Thompson will decline. Thompson arriving late to the campaign (and with no campaign bankroll) unlikely will divert the $ millions to a non-binding straw poll in August.
This is a smart move by the Giuliani campaign. Rudy was NEVER going to compete in Iowa, although Mike Duhaime and Jim Nussle said in today’s blogger conference call that they are. The polls and demographics do not presently point to a win for the Mayor.
So why waste your resources that could be better spent in Florida, Illinios and California – all expensive media markets? By the way, California has five times the GOP delegates as Iowa.
Will Mitt Romney be the only top tier candidate competing in August?
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