(CNN) - Rudy Giuliani will endorse John McCain Wednesday in California, two GOP sources familiar with the discussions told CNN Tuesday.
McCain's campaign manager, Rick Davis, had been in "ongoing discussions" with Rudy Giuliani's campaign about the former New York mayor ending his run and actively endorsing McCain's candidacy, according to a GOP official familiar with talks.
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Jacque there is no reason to support Romney. His record and policies are absured. I cannot believe that our choices may likely be reduced to a Socialist Hillary and a Fascist War-mongerer McCain. What a terrible day it will be when either gets elected. If you want a real candidate consider Ron Paul. He seems to be the only one with any consistency and integrity with a shot at winning. Or you can let the TV decide for you.
We need a Vietnam vet in the white house.
Not the politicos that duck and cover.
The economy will rise and fall and work itself out.
The national security needs to be addressed
As Reagan said, his opponants age should not be an issue
He should run for VP with John, maybe then I'd still vote Rep, as of now, I gotta go Dem.
Guiliani was just taking up space. Who he endorses doesn't matter at all.
McCain gets a Liberal nod from Guliani. No surprises there. Get ready for the more illegal immigration without end and Liberals to have free reign in the White House.
Que pasa, el Presidente McCain!
I respect Mr Giuliani. His strategy was certainly wrong, and he is paying the price.
Even though I am pro-life, I respect a man who did not change his pro-choice stance for political advantage; a man who do not sell his ideas. That's the stuff a leader is made of.
I hope whoever runs this country next year, have the same principles.
Not surprising. Surprising is the way Rudy ran his campaign. I wonder if these guys planned that all along. Rudy will be in the white house, if not as VP then as cabinet member.
I'm 65 years old single woman and don't want a 71 year old man for a nurse. I always tell my friends, we both can't be in a wheel chair at the same time. What are you people thinking about.
Well, that's the kiss of death for the traitor McCain now, thank goodness.
Maybe with Mayor McClueless endorsing Juan, we can get rid of both of those lunatics and get down to Romney getting schooled by Dr. Paul on the recession.
And yes, McCain is a traitor. Just looks at McCain-Feingold, McCain-Kennedy, McCain-Edwards, McCain-Lieberman indicate that this man holds our rights in contempt and therefore he is a traitor, since he swore an oath to defend the Constitution from all enemies, and then he became one of those enemies.
Romney? He's just trying to buy the nomination, period.
If McCain wins the presidency you may as well hand the keys to the city to Mexico.
He will make a law granting amnesty to all eligals and every one that comes afterward. I am a vet, and I respect all vets and McCain deserves respect for what he has been through, but if Mexicans break the law you cannot reward them for it. The eligals we have here now broke the law, its that simple. They must return home and apply like the rest of the people who apply.
It makes our current imigration system look like a joke. The people who are currently waiting for citizen status will feel betrayed.
70% of the country describe themselves as "moderate" (socially liberal and fiscally conservative) – yet....they reject the only candidate who was a moderate (except Ron Paul..who's really a libertarian) – well...I am a Republican who will support Obama....don't love the policy – like the honesty and the hope....I really hope people listen to Hillarys mixed messages.....and make the only choice for change
We got rid of Rudy, now get rid of Hickupbee, he's only in this race to scam votes from Romney and help insane McCain. If he wins, he will have have Hickupbee as his VP, then we are really screwed.
Romney 08!
Rudy "9-11" Giuliani endorsing John "Bomb-Bomb Iran" McCain?
isn't that about like Mussolini endorsing Hitler or Stalin endorsing Mao? both think that the Iraq war is the greatest thing since bubbles in beer. like most Republicans, they both want a 1984 style "Prepetual War" to keep the public's mind off domestic economic problems. hopefully "We Don't Get Fooled AGAIN" no matter WHO the Republican nominee is in November.
From one traitor to another...wink, wink
I wonder if he is going to change his middle name to "9/11" so that no one ever forgets about him and "9/11"!!! The had no substance but "9/11"; how did anyone think that he would become President over all these other Democratic and Republican candidates!
Thank God Mr.Rudy Giuliani never got anywhere in his bid for the White House. Look at a man who before 9/11 was hated by New Yorkers. I hope he will learn a lessons that it is not right to ride on the shoulders of poor people to get to the top.
When the myth about him started falling apart, every Tom,Dick and Harry began to realize that Mr. Giuliani was not the "American Mayor" they thought.
Giuliani was doomed from the start. This idea of starting after everyone is only good if you are the only guy running or if the other guys running are total idiots. I have to say that they aren't. Giuliani may have done well for some people in NYC, but he couldn't manage the Federal government. It is a much larger and different situation. There are more subjects to look over and a need to deal with Congress. That is much larger than any city council.
Oh, right, Giuliani. Forgot about him. I never thought that still not being in the race would be news, heh.
Thank you Mr. Giuliani. You ran an upbeat, honorable campaign. To the extent that your poll numbers were very good just a few weeks ago, you have shown just how much the Republican party has changed. Strong defense and homophobia are no longer tightly-linked Republican issues. Neither are the issues of gun control and anti-abortion. The old Republican guard is dying. The politics of thinly-veiled hatred may finally be fading, along with the aspirations of those politicos who pander to base emotions while claiming Godly endorsements.
I am a believing Christian. I was born into an Amish community. I now support John McCain even though I do not support his views on the war in Iraq. I am compelled to look beyond individual issues and contemplate just the individual. It is often hard to tell if a candidate is a person of character. But this year we are fortunate to have a man that no one can smear. The best that Senator McCain's competition can do is to point to his record and say, "He has crossed the aisle several times when he thought Republicans were wrong!' It is easy for most people to see the value in a man who goes to Washington and remains his own person, despite the terrible pressures to conform to a party line.
Mr. Giuliani, thank you for your carefully considered endorsement. It has made a difference for the Republican party. It has made a difference for me.
I was a Giuliani supporter until I actually met him in person. The man has no interpresonal skills whatsover and has to refer to a folded up sheet of notes in his pocket to remember what he stands for. He may be a good manager, or even a good leader, but he would make a terrible president.
Just like Hill would be nothing without Bill, Guiliani would be nothing without 9/11. Just like I don't want a woman in the whitehouse who only got there by standing on the shoulders of her husband, I don't want a president who took advantage of a terrorist attack and the deaths of 3,000 Americans to propel him into the whitehouse. So what if he did a good job as Mayor?
Same goes for McCain. We honor his service to this country, but I'm not going to give him a sympathy vote just because he's an old veteran.
Can we please have a candidate who stands on nothing but his/her own accomplishment and virtue?
I agree with Giuliani endorsing McCain. The distinguished Senator from Arizona is the best candidate the Republican Party can have. I hope, when time comes, Huckabee endorses McCain too. He would be an excellent runningmate for John McCain.
On a different note, the CNN covering of the republican campaign is much more better and professional than the democratic one. CNN is much more neutral with the Republicans, but SOOOOOOO PRO OBAMA on the democratic side. Beware CNN you are losing your credibility and that took you 30+ years in the business to build.
Is this a good thing? I guess McCain picks up what, 9-11 delegates.
I listened to the Glen Beck Radio show this morning after his buddy lost in Florida. If you did not hear it you missed something. Glen cried and whined and cursed, ( yes cursed, several times). He was worse than Hillary in his vicious diatribe against Mc Cain. What an immature baby. I am a life long Republican but if Beck represents the best of ny party then I may need to re think my political stand. They say Bill Clintons vindictive attitude has hurt the Democrats and I say Republicans like Beck do the same damage to the GOP.
What wrong with us if we can't see through poeple who are intent on pursuing war. John Mccain is prepared to go to war for 100 years and wash his hands from states bent on flying that confederate flag. He admits he is not strong on the economy and his track record shows that but poeple feel the need to support him. Giuliani and Mccain are the new advoctes for Military industrial complex that continues to rob this country of all its wealth and put it into the hands of Kelloggs and others. America open your eyes because you continue to have them wide shut.