i can only hope this is indicative...
Dear Hillary and Barack,
Please keep up the bickering.
Gratefully yours,
Republicans everywhere
The Gallup Poll: Giuliani Has Uniquely Broad Based Political Appeal
Net Favorable Ratings for Potential 2008 Candidates
(percentage favorable minus percentage unfavorable)
Feb. 9-11, 2007
Net
Favorable
Among
Own Party
Net
Favorable
Among
Independents
Net
Favorable
Among
Opposing
Party
Net
Favorable
Among National
Adults
Giuliani
70
47
18
44
Obama
48
39
10
34
McCain
48
30
17
31
Clinton
77
10
-42
18
Edwards
45
21
-20
18
Gore
49
10
-47
7
Human Events: On Crime, It's Not Like Father Like Son for Giuliani
By the time his eight years were completed, overall crime in the city (rapes, assaults, burglaries and car thefts) was down by 64%, the murder rate was reduced by 67%, taxes were cut by 20%, the squeegee men (windshield cleaners who coerced drivers into giving them money at traffic lights) were out of business, the city's economy was growing faster than the nation's for the first time since World War II, Times Square was no longer a porno district, tourism had increased by 50%, the city's payroll was cut by 20,000 jobs without layoffs, construction permits had increased by 60%, the mob was gone from the Fulton Fish Market, the city's unemployment rate had dropped from 10.3 to 5.1%, 640,000 fewer people in the city were collecting welfare, and an inherited $2.2 billion budget deficit was turned into a multibillion dollar surplus.
Prior to Giuliani's election, between 1990 and 1993, taxes in New York City had been raised by $1.5 billion and the city had lost 340,000 jobs -- 192,000 in 1991 alone, the largest annual job loss ever experienced in an American city.
To reverse the downward spiral, Giuliani eliminated or reduced 23 taxes, saving individuals and businesses a record $8.1 billion. The result was a record 450,000 new jobs created in the city's private sector within seven years and a 55% increase in overall personal income. "Tax reductions spur growth," explained Giuliani.
I disagree with him on many things, but as far as I can tell he's got the best chance of any of the guys on my side of the aisle. Go get em, Rudy.
Please keep up the bickering.
Gratefully yours,
Republicans everywhere
The Gallup Poll: Giuliani Has Uniquely Broad Based Political Appeal
Net Favorable Ratings for Potential 2008 Candidates
(percentage favorable minus percentage unfavorable)
Feb. 9-11, 2007
Net
Favorable
Among
Own Party
Net
Favorable
Among
Independents
Net
Favorable
Among
Opposing
Party
Net
Favorable
Among National
Adults
Giuliani
70
47
18
44
Obama
48
39
10
34
McCain
48
30
17
31
Clinton
77
10
-42
18
Edwards
45
21
-20
18
Gore
49
10
-47
7
Human Events: On Crime, It's Not Like Father Like Son for Giuliani
By the time his eight years were completed, overall crime in the city (rapes, assaults, burglaries and car thefts) was down by 64%, the murder rate was reduced by 67%, taxes were cut by 20%, the squeegee men (windshield cleaners who coerced drivers into giving them money at traffic lights) were out of business, the city's economy was growing faster than the nation's for the first time since World War II, Times Square was no longer a porno district, tourism had increased by 50%, the city's payroll was cut by 20,000 jobs without layoffs, construction permits had increased by 60%, the mob was gone from the Fulton Fish Market, the city's unemployment rate had dropped from 10.3 to 5.1%, 640,000 fewer people in the city were collecting welfare, and an inherited $2.2 billion budget deficit was turned into a multibillion dollar surplus.
Prior to Giuliani's election, between 1990 and 1993, taxes in New York City had been raised by $1.5 billion and the city had lost 340,000 jobs -- 192,000 in 1991 alone, the largest annual job loss ever experienced in an American city.
To reverse the downward spiral, Giuliani eliminated or reduced 23 taxes, saving individuals and businesses a record $8.1 billion. The result was a record 450,000 new jobs created in the city's private sector within seven years and a 55% increase in overall personal income. "Tax reductions spur growth," explained Giuliani.
I disagree with him on many things, but as far as I can tell he's got the best chance of any of the guys on my side of the aisle. Go get em, Rudy.