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    Rudolph Giuliani: The Image and the Reality

    For political pundits, the big surprise of this year's presidential campaigns has been the continuing lead among Republicans of Rudolph Giuliani . Conventional wisdom has it that the former Mayor of New York is liberal on social issues and conservative on foreign policy.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    For political pundits, the big surprise of this year's presidential campaigns has been the continuing lead among Republicans of Rudolph Giuliani. Conventional wisdom has it that the former Mayor of New York is liberal on social issues and conservative on foreign policy. Polls show that moral issues don't matter as much this year as they did in the last two campaigns, and that Giuliani leads with Republican voters because they think he's a strong leader without knowing just what he stands for. With President Bush talking tough about Iran's nuclear development, where does Giuliani come down on another invasion? What about the indictment of a former top aide? We look at foreign policy and hear what polls show about Giuliani's popularity among social conservatives.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Ken Silverstein

      Open Society Institute

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      Michael Anton

      Deputy Foreign Policy Advisor, Giuliani presidential campaign

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      Michael Dimock

      Associate Director, Pew Research Center

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    2 of 3
    Rudolph Giuliani: The Image and the Reality
    1. 1:39Bush Vetoes Domestic Spending Bill, Signs Defense Measure
    2. 7:24Rudolph Giuliani: The Image and the RealityYou’re reading this
    3. 40:02The Political Resurrection of Ahmad Chalabi
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