Direct Mail Fuels Rudy Rise In New Hampshire

Rudy Giuliani hasn't spent much time in New Hampshire and has yet to run television advertisements there, but his campaign has found other ways to grab voters attention.

According to New Hampshire Republicans, Giuliani has mailed at least seven glossy pamphlets to tens of thousands of Republicans and independents across the state. His campaign has also conducted several telephone surveys of voters there.

The Giuliani campaign declined to provide any information about their New Hampshire voter outreach strategy, and they would not say how much Giuliani has spent on direct mail. But filings with the Federal Election Commission show that the campaign's printing, postage and list rental expenses topped $3.5M for the first two quarters. Most of the money was directed to a well-regarded Texas mail mail vendor, Olsen and Shuvalov.

Giuliani's latest direct mail piece, received by one New Hampshire Republican on September 4, focuses entirely on illegal immigration. "I will end illegal immigration and secure our borders without amnesty," Giuliani is quoted as saying. Validators, like Florida attorney general Bill McCollum, are quoted in support.

In July, the campaign mailed a small poster featuring Giuliani's "12 Committments" on one side and quotes from political personalities on the other, myself included. In mid-August, it was a double-sided placard headlined "Strong Leader. Proven Results."

Comments

Giuliani is a strong leader? huh?? Ghuliani is like a vulture circling dead corpses. Wait till rival campaign spreads the word about Ghuliani's $9.11 fundraiser in CA.

Posted by carol | September 27, 2007 3:56 PM

Giuliani is either a LIAR or a FRAUD. This is what Giuliani said a decade ago about Immigration"

"But then I think we have to, with some degree of wisdom, come to the following perspective. We're never, ever going to be able to totally control immigration to a country that is as large as ours, that has borders that are as diverse as the borders of the United States, and as a society that wants to be a country that values freedom -- that values freedom of movement, freedom to do business.

If you were to totally control immigration into the United States, if you were to totally control the flow of people in the United States, you might very well destroy the economy of the United States because you'd have to inspect everything and everyone in every way possible. I don't know that there's any technological way to totally control it. There's no doubt much better ways to get more of a reasonable degree of assurance about who's coming in, to get more control over it, you're never totally going to control it. So we just have to accept that if we want to be the kind of country that we are,".

Posted by which1isit | September 27, 2007 4:07 PM

NO CLINTON IS A FRAUD corrupt lier.
gave secrets to china . DOne nothing after world trade center in 1993 bombing of usa embassy done nothing!!!! HE was too busy with monika.
Yeah and for that health care i though it was suppose to fix in the 90's. BROKEN PROMISES!!!
oh yeah and she voted for amnesty bill.
And said english language should not be official langauge my gosh!!!! VOTED For war but then dosen't want to support troops!!. AND THEN SAYS SHE DONT KNOW how to get troops out.
OOOOH WHAT A HEADACHE.!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by ann | September 27, 2007 7:47 PM

Gary Bauer is one of the first to say he WON'T support Giuliani if Rudy gets the nom. There will be plenty more. The republican party WILL split over this, if it comes down to it.

Posted by Bjorn | September 27, 2007 9:18 PM