White House Takes Another Jab At Giuliani: We 'Feel Sorry' For Him

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23. to which I would add the failed Senate run against Hillary Clinton

Giuliani was doing well upstate until he went upstate. The more they saw of Giuliani the less they liked him. He pulled out when his doom was certain.

By the beginning of April, Hillary had pulled ahead of Rudy in the polls for the first time in months—by up to 10 points. Rudy had lost among all his core groups: fellow Catholics, city residents, suburbanites, even among white men. His striking loss of support was summed up by analysts in one word: Dorismond. But to those who know him best, it may not have been the racial crisis that provoked Giuliani’s eccentric behavior but, rather, Giuliani’s eccentric behavior that provoked the crisis.

http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2000/06/rudy_hillary200006