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Saturday, December 8th, 2007

Waiting on Rudy (and Romney)

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On April 18th of this year at an event I attended at the Friar’s Club in New York City, former Mayor Rudy Giuliani was asked the following question:

“Do you know why Election Day is on Tuesday and would you consider moving it to make it more convenient for people to vote?”

He answered: “I don’t know why it’s on Tuesday but I wouldn’t change it. I am a traditionalist. I don’t even like the designated hitter rule.” (more…)

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