Rudy vs. Hillary: Round 5,235
Rudy Giuliani has been on the offensive for the last week, using MoveOn.org's "General Betray Us" ad in the 9/10 New York Times as an opportunity to go after the GOP's public enemy no. 1, Hillary Clinton. And with Clinton unveiling her $110B/year health care plan today, Giuliani is taking advantage of yet another opportunity to attack.
The Giuliani camp released a "HillaryCare Redux" memo this a.m., comparing Clinton's latest "government mandated health care plan" to "socialized medicine." The camp also makes use of the GOP's public enemy no. 2, Michael Moore, asserting: "Hillary's plan sounds familiar ... if you saw 'Sicko.'" Giuliani comm. dir. Katie Levinson: "If you liked Michael Moore's 'Sicko,' you're going to love HillaryCare 2.0. Senator Clinton's latest health scheme includes more government mandates, expensive federal subsidies and more big bureaucracy -- in short, a prescription for an increase in wait times, a decrease in patient care and tax hikes to pay for it all."
By focusing on Clinton, Giuliani hopes to define himself to GOP voters as the strongest general election candidate thereby decreasing the emphasis on social/cultural issues. [MAURA O'BRIEN]
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