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Romney: Rudy 'Like Hillary'
October 18, 2007 8:18 PM
Speaking to Christian conservatives at the second annual "Values Voters Summit" tomorrow, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will assail former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani with a new line of attack, saying, "We're not going to beat Hillary Clinton by acting like Hillary Clinton."
The line does not mention Giuliani by name, but it will be interpreted as aimed at the former New York mayor, who has a liberal history on many social issues such as abortion and immigration.
Romney maintains that no Republican can win the election without utilizing the three legs of the GOP stool -- economic conservatives, national security conservatives and social conservatives. Giuliani is, in effect, trying to replace one of those legs with anti-Islamic-terrorism conservatives, while also arguing that according to polls he poses the strongest challenge to Democratic frontrunner Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., and would make normally blue states like New Jersey and California competitive.
In response, Giuliani campaign communications director Katie Levinson told ABC News that "Mitt Romney's transparent pandering to anyone and everyone who wiill listen to him is clearly not going to end any time soon. Mitt's positions of the day and personal attacks scream of desperation from a candidate who has spent millions upon millions of his own money only to find Republican voters want something he cannot offer -- true leadership."
Romney's attack comes a few days after former Sen. Fred Thompson, R-Tenn., told ABC News (and then the Conservative Party of New York) that "some think we can best beat the Democrats nexy year by becoming more like them. I don't," which was also intended as a criticism of Giuliani.
-- jpt
October 18, 2007 | Permalink | Share | User Comments (25)
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Oh, and Brownback was a loser. Glad he's out-not like he had a chance anyway
Posted by: m | Oct 18, 2007 10:21:30 PM
Romney is a disgrace: He was just as socially liberal during his goverance as Guiliani was as Mayor. What do they have to be ashamed about? What's wrong with progressive thinkers? Why do they have to pander to ther religous nutty-right? I actually respect them for voting the way they used to, I just find it a disgrace that they try to hide it.
Posted by: m | Oct 18, 2007 10:20:34 PM
Wow! Mitt Romney must have more flip-flops in his closet than any other candidate, living OR dead!
Posted by: Rick | Oct 18, 2007 9:29:29 PM
Great idea! Let Giuliani be Hillary's running mate. A cross-party ticket would probably actually win!
Posted by: Jordan | Oct 18, 2007 8:38:34 PM
Why no discussion of the apparent withdrawal of Senator Brownback tomorrow and what, if anything, this might mean? Constant fighting between Romney and Rudy is tiresome and old "news".
Posted by: sophillyfatz | Oct 18, 2007 8:26:37 PM
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