Though he has long been thought to be a presidential contender, he has fallen behind other candidates in declaring his intention, and the language he used on Saturday, while suggesting a run, also contained built-in escape hatches. Speaking to a convention of the New Hampshire Republican Party, he advised the delegates on \u201cwhat you should look for in whatever decision you make in presidential primaries,\u201d and added, \u201cwhen I promise you things, if I do, when I do, as I do, I\u2019ll promise them because I\u2019ve done them before.\u201dHe returned to that theme moments later, and as he has done in recent days, drew a direct analogy between fighting crime in his home city and establishing peace in Iraq.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I say to you that we should reduce taxes to stimulate the economy, I\u2019ll say it to you because I did it and I saw it work,\u201d he said. \u201cWhen I say we have to bring peace and security as sort of the beginning of anything, whether it\u2019s in Baghdad or in other parts of the world or here at home, I\u2019ll say that to you because I saw that happen in New York, and I made it happen. I did it.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
For me, at this exact moment, the GOP nominating race is Romney vs. Giuliani.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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