Word: mayor
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...candidate who speaks openly about class disparities in America. At minimum, the strategy is certain to define him against the rest of the Republican pack, which includes the son of a Navy admiral, John McCain, the son of a governor, Mitt Romney, and a wealthy big-city mayor, Rudy Giuliani. As Huckabee rarely fails to mention on the trail, he was born to a part-time firefighter and mechanic in a rental house, and he started working at 14. "My roots are not the most desirable ones in all the world, if you want to take a look at economics...
...quantify that impact? You've got every Republican candidate now - you know you've got [Arizona Senator]John McCain even now saying that that was the biggest mistake he ever made was taking the wrong side of this issue. You've got [former New York City Mayor] Rudy Giuliani running ads talking about securing the border. Every candidate has now come up with a plan and they'd all secure the borders, go after illegal immigration and crack down on employers. They all have the basics now... And we have the Democrats now talking. I mean look at what happened...
...year. First Alcoa shut its wheel-rim plant in June after more than two decades in operation, idling 365 people. Then last month Goodyear Canada did the same at its engine-hose plant, forcing 165 out of work. "It's created a great deal of turmoil," says Carrier, mayor of Collingwood, Ont., a town of 25,000 north of Toronto. "Families aren't sure how they're going to pay bills. Some have moved away." The closures mean not only lost jobs but also a loss of nearly $5 million in annual wages and taxes for the local economy...
Quebec Premier Jean Charest recently announced a $620 million aid package to help his French-speaking province's ailing manufacturers and has urged the federal government to follow his lead. In the meantime, Mayor Eddie Francis of Windsor, Ont., near Detroit, is trying to cope with an 8.6% unemployment rate in a town known as the automotive capital of Canada. "It's a challenge and we're going to have to get through it," he says. The strong loonie may be great for cross-border shopping excursions, but it's of little help to anyone without a paycheck...
...None of this puts the former New York mayor out of the running yet. But his wait-until-February strategy means Giuliani will have to live off the land longer than his rivals, and won't likely get the momentum bump that comes with a win for weeks. That situation is hardly, as Giuliani would say, "hopeless and dire." But combine it with all of the other issues Giuliani is facing, and it surely qualifies as adversity...