Former Mayor of NY Rudy Giuliani moved a step closer to running for president today when it was announced he filed papers to create the Rudy Giuliani Presidential Exploratory Committee, Inc. to start raising money to run. Giuliani became known as “America’s Mayor” after 9/11 and is seen as a moderate Republican who has supported rights for gay couples, gun control and being pro-choice.
Giuliani has also run into problems in the past over issues in his personal life.

In spite of this he has enjoyed high rankings in polling over the last few years and has spent much of his time since leaving office as Mayor of NY because of term limits promoting and campaigning for Republican candidates, potentially sowing a good deal of support across the country.