Giuliani: "Door's not closed" on 2012 presidential run

[All Along The Watchtower]

I think 9/11's value as a political weapon is running out, so I doubt Guilani will make it far...just like last time.

[milhouse24]

Well he needs more money, quick donate to his campaign!  you'll get a free yankees hat!

[jbgator]

I don't know why he would even perceive himself as having a shot at winning the nomination...

[California8429]

I don't see how waiting is going to help a run...He's not being drafted by the people, and he's not highly anticipated to enter like Romney or something.

[ShamDam]

Did somebody say announcement on the tenth anniversary of 9/11?

[tpfkaw]

Did somebody say announcement on the tenth anniversary of 9/11?

lol

[Gustaf]

I think Giuliani's reasoning is likely that if someone like Palin is the frontrunner and there is no clear moderate challenger he could be that challenger. I think that analysis is correct, but unfortunately for him, that's an extremely unlikely scenario.

[Stranger in a strange land]

If he runs, he'll do even worse than last time. He's even more irrelevant, foreign affairs will be even less of an issue, and 9/11 will be even more distant in the public's mind.

[Akno21]

I think Giuliani's reasoning is likely that if someone like Palin is the frontrunner and there is no clear moderate challenger he could be that challenger. I think that analysis is correct, but unfortunately for him, that's an extremely unlikely scenario.

If Palin somehow emerges as the front-runner, wouldn't the more likely antidote not necessarily be anyone particularly moderate, but just a conservative who's more widely palatable -- a la Romney (assuming health care doesn't sink him) or Pawlenty?

[RogueBeaver]

Romney a conservative? That's like saying Michele Bachmann is a progressive. Seriously, Palin would probably compete with Romney and Gingrich. Gingrich is more dangerous because he can take the fiscal hawks who will go with Romney plus some of her base.

[Ⓐnarchy in the ☭☭☭P!]

Giuliani? HO HO HO

I wonder if he received the memo that ranting about 9/11 lost its effectiveness about two years ago.

[milhouse24]

I think Giuliani's reasoning is likely that if someone like Palin is the frontrunner and there is no clear moderate challenger he could be that challenger. I think that analysis is correct, but unfortunately for him, that's an extremely unlikely scenario.

And by "moderate" he means "eventual loser of the Iowa and South Carolina primaries" 

He can be the most moderate pro-choice, pro-gay, pro-immigration, pro-gun control hippie tree-hugger, but he will never ever win the nomination for the GOP. 

[Associate Justice PiT]

Romney a conservative? That's like saying Michele Bachmann is a progressive. Seriously, Palin would probably compete with Romney and Gingrich. Gingrich is more dangerous because he can take the fiscal hawks who will go with Romney plus some of her base.

     Without even touching on whether or not Romney is actually conservative, I' venture to say that he's more conservative than Giuliani.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Giuliani totally can beat Fred Krager, Herman Cain and Buddy Roemer combined in a race for a title of the Greatest Joke Candidate of 2012.

[feeblepizza]

Romney is more conservative than Giuliani, but that still isn't saying much.

[pbrower2a]

2008 was the year for Giuliani to become President, if any year was. 

[tpfkaw]

2008 was the year for Giuliani to become President, if any year was. 

More like 1996...

[Stranger in a strange land]

2008 was the year for Giuliani to become President, if any year was. 

More like 1996...

There was never any year for Giuliani to become president because he's a terrible candidate for any office except for the one he used to hold.