Why Won Giuliani Aim for Albany?
As another election season approaches, Rudy Giuliani has once again reprised his Hamlet routine — an ironic role for a politician who wrote a book about the value of decisive leadership. The former mayor’s latest hand-wringing is over the question of whether he will run for governor. The last couple of weeks have seen a surge in interest about a Giuliani candidacy, speculation that’s driven more by Republicans than by Giuliani, who has left even his closest friends and advisers in the dark about his intentions. So what’s he thinking? The general consensus among Republicans and conservatives around the state is that Giuliani probably won’t enter the race, which most Democrats and Republicans are confident will feature Attorney General Andrew Cuomo at the top of the Democratic ticket. Republicans are urging Giuliani to take the plunge, but they have yet to see signs of commitment. “If he’s running, he’s not taking a lot of warm-up laps,” says one close observer. Mike Long, the state Cons
