Today, the Giuliani campaign announced the first significant endorsement from a Southern social conservative–Louisiana Sen. David Vitter. One aspect of the story that hasn’t been mentioned in news accounts I’ve read is that in 2004, Giuliani campaigned for Vitter when he was seeking the seat being vacated by Sen. John Breaux. According to a New Orleans Times-Picayune article from back then, Giuliani headlined a $300,000 fundraiser for Vitter. This made me wonder whether with the Vitter endorsement we’re beginning to see Giuliani cash in some of the political IOU’s that he’s built up over the past three election cycles, in which he’s used his star power to campaign and raise money for many Republican candidates.
