Giuliani's $50-million delegate

[smoogatz]

The failed campaign of Rudolph W. Giuliani can claim one distinction: the worst bang for the buck of any delegate winner in presidential politics history.

The former New York mayor, who dropped his Republican bid for the presidency this week, disclosed Thursday in a filing with the Federal Election Commission that he raised $58.5 million and spent $48.8 million in 2007.

With his donors' money, Giuliani captured a single national delegate, in Nevada. At that rate, it would have taken close to $60 billion in spending to capture the 1,191 delegates needed to win the nomination.

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-na-trailtop1feb01,1,7969342.story?ctrack=4&cset=true

I'll take historic flameouts for $1000, Alex...

[dkf]

1. Didn't matter how much money he had. His Judi problem killed him.

[smoogatz]

2. That and his general creepiness.

And the whole 9/11 obsession. But yeah. People didn't like that deal with the cops driving his piece-o-ass around. Kind of makes you wonder who tipped the media to it.

[DiamondJay]

3. more like his 9/11 problem

the 9/11 platform for Giuliani/9/11 08 were not enough to get idiot redneck republicans on his bandwagon

[TahitiNut]

4. The attention given to Giuliani compared to the attention given to Kucinich is detestable.

Kucinich spent less than $4 million and has TWO delegates (counting himself). Giuliani spent FAR MORE, campaigned LESS, and got a HUNDRED TIMES the (mostly favorable!) media attention compared to Kucinich ... who took valid, conscientious policy positions. Anyone who DOESN'T think the corporate media has a MAJOR influence on the "vote" is just fucking deluded.

[smoogatz]

5. Yes and no.

Giuliani is/was a national figure/celebrity long before the election, and was the R front-runner in all the early polling. Maybe Dennis should do a few public appearances in drag--that might help.

[dysfunctional press]

6. so- rudy made $10million by running for president.

not a bad gig, if you can get it.

[leftofthedial]

7. pretty typical repuke results

giuliani got to spend the winter in Florida, first class, with his sexbag . . .

success!! :thumbsup:

[SoCalDem]

8. Judi's Rudy Tootie, Whipped & Kicked in the Booty

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/SoCalDem/84