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Marc Ambinder - Marc Ambinder is the White House correspondent for National Journal and a contributing editor at The Atlantic. More

Marc Ambinder is the White House correspondent for National Journal. He previously served as the politics editor, and is now a contributing editor, for The Atlantic, where he curated the influential Politics channel on TheAtlantic.com and contributed to the magazine. He was also a chief political consultant to CBS News. Earlier, at NJ's Hotline, Ambinder was the founding editor of "Hotline On Call," a pathbreaking political news blog. He also worked as a producer and reporter for the ABC News Political Unit and was one of the founders of ABC's "The Note." Born in New York City, raised in Central Florida, Ambinder is a 2001 graduate of Harvard and lives in Washington, D.C.

What Changed Richard Viguerie's Mind About Giuliani?

By Marc Ambinder
Oct 8 2007, 10:46 AM ET Comment

On Friday, Richard Viguerie, the conservative direct pioneer, circulated a petition on his website urging Republicans to committ to opposing a pro-choice nominee, a la Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former mayor of New York City.

We will present the petition to the members of the Republican National Committee, the President and Republican members of Congress, media and blogs, and many other Republican leaders.

It will be a powerful warning to those in a position of influence that, if the GOP turns against unborn children, a significant portion of its base will not vote for Republican candidates.


But in 2000, Viguerie had no compunction about taking money from Giuliani.
According to FEC records and news accounts, Giuliani's abortive (heh) 2000 Senate campaign contracted with American Target Advertising, Viguerie's firm, to the tune of $820,000.

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