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Matter-eater Man said:
...when it was time to finish up his time in New York he tried to stay in power despite an election. This might appeal to some of the far right on this board but probably not to a more moderate electorate.



Rudy was Mayor of New York City, one of the most liberal communities in the country.

There are very few people in NY who are far right.

After 9-11, many people, including the two major party candidates to succeed him, Mark Green (Dem) and Michael Bloomberg (Repubublican), supported the idea of allowing Guilani's term to be extended temporarily, due to the perceived need for continuity after the attacks.

The fact that so many people in "liberal" NYC supported this idea would tend to put to lie the idea that only it only appealed to the "far right".

So, you might want to fire off a quick email to mediamatters and rawstory and let them know that their latest "trial balloon talking point" probably won't gain much traction outside the Volvo and brie crowd.