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March 13, 2006

Veep Giuliani? No chance!

This post over at Red State suggests that Rudy Giuliani may be a veep candidate, saying:

as veep for 4-8 years, Rudy may be thinking, he'll be able to take the Bush 41 road to the nomination, never really making an explicit conversion on the social issues, but spending so much time in a pro-life administration that it will be understood his views on that issue have changed.

The reality is that Giuliani would never want to play second fiddle to anybody. He would only run at the top of the ticket. Whether you want to call him stubborn, pigheaded, egomaniacal, or a great leader who is confident in his way of doing things, his personality is really only suited for the top role. I don't think he could handle taking marching orders from somebody else.

Besides, if he were to wait until 2016 to run for president, he'd be 72. I mean, that's not a deal breaker, and McCain will test that theory in 2008, when he's 72. But once you get over 70 it can definitely be an obstacle. Even Ronald Reagan was 69 the first time he was elected.

Posted by Philip Klein at March 13, 2006 1:46 AM

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Posted by: Karol at March 17, 2006 3:48 PM