Rudy's Tough Approach Extends Past Terror

A Rudy 08 event held in New Hampshire was aired today on C-Span as a part of their Campaign 2008 series. There was one part of the event that was particularly interesting, as it showed a side of Rudy that should make nervous conservatives feel better about a Giuliani nomination.

A college student pressed Rudy with, "I actually have been looking for a job every day since graduation and can't find one. My student loans are coming up soon and I was wondering what your plans about student loans, forgiveness programs, deferment programs, things like Americorp, the industry of student loans is outrageous and that whole package".

The politically correct answer would've been something about a federal program of assistance, to promise to lower interest rates, etc, but that's not what Rudy did.

In a kind and pleasant way, Rudy basically told her to get a job.

"Why don't you give us your resume and we'll help you get a job. Honestly, that would be the best thing... *applause*"

"...that's what I did very successfully as mayor of New York City, and that's find jobs for people".

The woman laughed and smiled as the crowd applauded Rudy's answer, even though he didn't answer the question! This was a sign of Rudy's brilliance and ability to woo over frustrated voters who seem to buy in to the Democrat agenda of the nanny-state.

Especially if the nominee is Hillary, women will be highly influential in 2008. Rudy has already shown he can get votes from mothers concerned about terrorism, but now he is beginning to show her can win on people concerned about their children's economic security.

This kind of answer would also work on the youth vote, who overwhelmingly support Barack Obama (1).

All of this ties into something that continues to amaze me about Rudy. He's disagrees with the Republican Party on a lot of key issues, but yet still gets relatively positive ratings from the base. John McCain, legislatively, is clearly more conservative, but yet he's losing support from the base- and they're going to Rudy.



1) At a straw poll at St. John's University in April 2007, Barack Obama won over 80% of the vote among people who identified themselves as Democrats