??????? According to John DiStaso, senior political reporter for the Manchester (NH) Union Leader, Mayor Rudy Giuliani has begun hiring campaign aides in New Hamphsire for their crucial, first-in-the-nation primary:
Political Director – David Tille, former aide to New Hampshire elected officials Jeb Bradley (United States Representative), Charlies Bass (United States Representative), and Bob Smith (United States Senator).
Coalitions Director – Chris Wood, former aide in presidential campaigns for Steve Forbes and Pat Buchanan and in the Citizens For A Sounds Economy organization.
State Field Director – Misty Haungs, former RNC regional political director, former aide to United States Senator Judd Gregg from New Hampshire, and former field manager for GOP Victory 2004 in New Hampshire.
Regional Field Director, Youth and College Outreach Coordinator – Jeff Semprini, son of outgoing state GOP chairman Wayne Semprini.
It appears that there is no turning back for Mayor Giuliani is his quest for the presidency in 2008 given?his recent?addition of Brent Seaborn, Patrick Ruffini, and some New Hampshire operatives to those folks already in place at Giuliani Partners and in the finance arm of his exploratory committee.
January 23rd, 2007 at 1:47 pm
Well, its a definite start beyond just window dressing. Let’s see what happens in the next few weeks.
January 23rd, 2007 at 9:35 pm
[...] With the hiring of some New Hampshire organizational staff and the selling of his finance business, it appears that Rudy is definitely starting to get serious about running, but it doesn’t seem to have dampened the underlying skepticism even among people who know him feel. Either way, I hope that Rudy does genuinely run for the Presidency by LJ @ 8:59 pm. Filed under Rudy Giuliani [Trackback URL] [link] Trackback URL for this post: http://race42008.com/2007/01/23/is-rudy-serious/trackback/ [...]