Blogs For McCain

A few days ago it was reported that Mayor Rudy Giuliani will be giving the keynote address at the important and highly visible California Republican Party semi-annual meeting in Sacramento on February 10.

In addition, it is now being reported by the Manchester (NH) Union Leader and others that Mayor Giuliani will also be addressing the New Hampshire State Republican Committee at their annual meeting on January 27 in Manchester. Of course New Hampshire will conduct the first presidential primary in the nation in January of 2008.

The fact that these important state GOP organizations are asking Mayor Giuliani to speak to them at their 2007 annual meetings reflects well on the interest in his potential presidential candidacy at the Republican grassroots level. It is also obviously a tremendous opportunity for Mayor Giuliani to sell his candidacy to crucial activists and geographic regions at such high profile events.

While it has been evident that Senator John McCain and Governor Mitt Romney have the deepest campaign organizations and the most aggregate senior staff talent to date, the nascent Mayor Giuliani campaign is clearly doing a great job in scheduling their candidate (which is more about proactively getting your boss booked strategically than merely responding to invitations passively, as those who have done this kind of political work know).