• ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works
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      10 months ago

      He was elected mayor twice, both times before 9/11 (which happened only a few months before the end of his second term). After 9/11 he was never elected to any office again, despite his efforts.

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        10 months ago

        Did you just now figure out the two party system usually results in a general with two options who are unpopular?

        Congrats? I guess someone figures it out every day…

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          10 months ago

          As a matter of fact, he was popular.

          Right before his re-election,

          Mayor Rudolph Giuliani’s approval rating has edged up to an all-time 68 - 28 percent high, matching a record of 70 percent of New Yorkers who are “very satisfied” or “somewhat satisfied” with life in the city, according to a Quinnipiac College Poll released today.