GIULIANI STILL FINDS HIMSELF CREDIBLE…. By any reasonable measure, Rudy Giuliani was one of the worst presidential candidates in a generation. Despite near-universal name recognition, early poll support, and media buzz about being the “frontrunner” for a while, Giuliani lost every contest in which he competed, usually by enormous margins. He invested millions and ended up without a single delegate.
The former mayor, however, still considers himself a credible political figure.
Rudy Giuliani said Sunday he will consider running for governor of New York and isn’t ruling out a second attempt at the U.S. presidency.
A one-time presidential front-runner and former mayor of New York City, Giuliani dropped out of the race for Republican nominee in January after losing the primary in Florida, where he had poured the bulk of his campaign resources.
“No one knows whether you’ll do something again until you come to the point of: ‘Is it possible to do it again? Would you have a chance of winning?’” he said of a second White House bid following a speech in Dubai. “I mean those are just things you can’t evaluate right now.” […]
In response to a question, Giuliani did not rule out running for governor of New York. “I don’t know if I’d be interested in it, but I’ll think about it when the right time comes along,” Giuliani said.
I suspect Giuliani’s confused. Some people run for president, come up short, but nevertheless see their stature rise. For Giuliani, it was the opposite — his fairly ridiculous campaign diminished his reputation and turned him into something of a joke. Indeed, Giuliani entered the 2008 presidential campaign with a 9/11 halo and widespread admiration, and quickly found he had nowhere to go but down. The more Americans saw of Giuliani, the less they liked him.
And now he’s mulling over additional campaigns? Good luck with that, Rudy.
