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This is not the way it was supposed to be for Rudy Giuliani, who was supposed to turn a presidential campaign into just another one of his big-ticket speaking engagements, his Republican audience hanging on every word like he was standing there at Ground Zero all over again.
He was going to win the nomination with one answer, no matter what the question was, whether it was about abortion or Iraq or the price of gasoline:
"September 11."
It does not turn out to be that simple, even when Giuliani reluctantly strays from his theme of having saved New York City almost single-handedly after the planes hit, and starts reminding everybody how before that he single-handedly cleaned up crime in the city. Sometimes you get the idea he is still running for mayor.
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As a native NYer, let me tell you: Giuliani won't be difficult to beat. He's a complete phony and it will be easy to show that.