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Rudy Giuliani Begins Building 2008 Team
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is finally gearing up for a 2008 presidential run, recruiting top Bush fundraiser Ann Dickerson in a bid to broaden his team beyond a few close-knit, longtime aides. The New York Times reports that Dickerson will remain "focused on helping Republican candidates in the 2006 election. Yet given her donor lists, Ms. Dickerson will also expand Mr. Giuliani's own fundraising base if he chooses to run for president in 2008." However tentative, the move comes as good news for fans of the former mayor, who still tops Sen. John McCain in most presidential polls - even though McCain has developed a much more extensive political operation. And while those same polls show both Republicans beating Sen. Hillary Clinton handily in the general election, Giuliani's margin of victory is invariably larger.
Story Continues Below Dickerson ran President Bush's Pioneer and Ranger donation programs and has a good reputation with the GOP in New York, the Times said. Giuliani supporters have been concerned in recent months that popular ex-mayor wasn't doing enough to prepare for 2008. In January, Newsday reported that his political operation remained so small it "could fit comfortably into a minivan." Meanwhile, Sen. McCain's political organization had "steadily expanded [into] a national team of hundreds of political professionals and volunteers," the paper said. The apparent lack of preparation lead one Giuliani insider to tell Newsday: "My gut tells me he's not going to run." The Times said that Giuliani's advisors personally urged him to begin broadening his team beyond the inner circle of former City Hall aides, adding, "Ms. Dickerson's hiring may be a sign that he is taking that advice."
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