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Rudy has about as much leadership experience as Obama, and yet Obama is a fave amongst the MSM?

I reject your premise -- Rudy has far, far more experience -- but I'm not sure it has anything to do with your conclusion. Obama is a fave because he's charismatic, not because of his resume.

The great media conspiracy to pollute our precious bodily fluids and turn us over to the Caliphate.

You do, in the end, point to the heart of why Rudy has imploded. Although it might not be immediate, although we might have moments of weakness, in the end, the great American people will reject a candidacy whose core message is "be afraid, be f**king afraid".

The Destruction of Rudy G

[Please forgive the rare/solitary blog pimp if you would (tain't like I have any readers) :-)]

"A small man in search of a balcony".

Right there, in those two lines, is why Rudy failed.

Regards, C

To be a president of the United States, you need to, in some way, resonate with some shared cultural instincts and sentiments of the people at large. Rudy was always a Brooklyn ethnic kid. He actually failed to expand much beyond that even in his mayoralty - managing to alienate so much of the City before 9/11. Without those last few months, he would have been remembered as a divisive figure who never really managed to embody even the spirit of that one city (although embodiing one part of the spirit very well).

He ran away, eventually, from statewide races. Although his cancer diagnosis is the official reason, I remember well that time and the sense that he (like some previous mayors) was never really comfortable with the idea of having to go out and appeal to the folks in the boonies upstate. I dont think he really had much of a sense of how to do that.

He also ran away from primaries in Iowa and elsewhere. No doubt that was hardly a natural or easy place for a NYC mayor to start a campaign, but the same could be said for a mormon MA governor. But Rudy didnt even try. I think he never really could imagine how to go about growing his identity - to try to embrace a larger vision than the one he had.

In the end, the only outreach beyond the tristate area that he felt comfortable with was to go to FL and appeal to the NY retirees.

A narrow divisive man, on the emotional level. It really doesnt matter much what policies he trotted out - in the end the people make decisions on the basis of whether there is some sort of an emotional connection with the candidate. And that type of a connection has to be nurtured by the candidate.

A narrow man, with a take me or leave me attitude. Predictable outcome.