September 20, 2007
Rudy Giuliani: Too Sexy For This Campaign?
Maybe it's the adrenaline rush of being one of the front-runners in the presidential race, or maybe all that "Mayor of the World" talk just went to his head, but at a campaign stop in England today (are the Brits voting on Super Tuesday now, too?), Rudy Giuliani claimed to be "one of the four or five best known Americans in the world."
It was a bold assertion for a man whose appearance at a "posh London hotel" appeared to be eclipsed by the presence of actor Dustin Hoffman, "who was on a separate visit," according to AP.
Despite the throng of fans lining up for a glimpse of Hoffman, "The Graduate" star didn't even make Giuliani's short list. When pressed to provide other examples of the top five famous Americans, the former New York City mayor couldn't get past "Bill Clinton... Hillary..." before being "whisked away for another engagement." That's probably a good thing. If Giuliani were being honest, he'd probably name Oprah Winfrey next, and we all know she's not on his side in the White House race.
Cheekiness aside, Giuliani seems to be getting more and more comfortable in the role of GOP front-runner, even though Mitt Romney currently polls better [PDF] in Iowa and New Hampshire, and Fred Thompson's early post-announcement bump is, for now, giving Giuliani a run for his money.
According to AP's report, Giuliani exuded confidence during his U.K. visit.
"The reality is when this comes down to an election between two people, it's going to be about those two people," Giuliani said. "It's not going be about George Bush. It's not going to be about Ronald Reagan. It's going to be about who does America want for their future: Rudolph Giuliani or Hillary Clinton?"
Indeed, between his print ad in the New York Times last week and a new radio ad in which he asserts that he's "a Republican who can beat the Democrats," it looks increasingly as though Giuliani is more focused on taking down Clinton (or whoever the Democratic nominee may be) than Romney or Thompson.
See today's Ad Spotlight (subscription) for more on Giuliani's latest buy in early primary states.
Photo of Dustin Hoffman courtesy of Christopher Peterson
Posted at 4:27 PM
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