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Campaigning's a Family Affair— Except for Rudy

Barack's kids, Fred's grandkids trotted out, but Judith is MIA

By Jane Yager,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 2, 2008 2:34 PM CST
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(Newser) – Bill Clinton yesterday gave up a precious New Year's Day on the couch watching football games to stump for his wife in Iowa, where he joked to the crowd that his football sacrifice prompted Hillary to say, "Finally, after all these years I know you do love me," AP reports. He was hardly alone: Iowa has been a family affair, with most of the candidates bringing out the extended clan. The exception: Rudy Giuliiani.

While Barack Obama's daughters made a rare onstage appearance in Des Moines yesterday, and Fred Thompson showed off the grandchildren, Rudy has gone conspicuously solo. In the last six and a half weeks, the Boston Globe reports, Judith Giuliani appeared in public three times—all in Florida. The Globe notes that Rudy's decline in the polls started about the same time press reports emerged on the cost of security details during their affair.

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., left, stands on stage with daughter Chelsea as she listens to husband former president Bill Clinton during a New Year's Eve rally, Monday, Dec. 31, 2007, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., left, stands on stage with daughter Chelsea as she listens to husband former president Bill Clinton during a New Year's Eve rally,...   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., left, and her mother, Dorothy Rodham, attend a Take Your Buddy to Caucus event in Des Moines, Friday, Dec. 7, 2007. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., left, and her mother, Dorothy Rodham, attend a "Take Your Buddy to Caucus" event in Des Moines, Friday, Dec. 7, 2007. (AP Photo/Paul...   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopeful former Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., stands with his children Emma Claire, 9, and Jack, 7, as he speaks at a campaign stop at the public library in Washington, Iowa, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2007. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Democratic presidential hopeful former Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., stands with his children Emma Claire, 9, and Jack, 7, as he speaks at a campaign stop at the public library in Washington, Iowa, Saturday,...   (Associated Press)
Democratic Presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., his daughter Malia, center, wife Michelle, and daughter Sasha, join together on stage prior to his speaking at a campaign stop in Des Moines, Iowa, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2008. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
Democratic Presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., his daughter Malia, center, wife Michelle, and daughter Sasha, join together on stage prior to his speaking at a campaign stop in Des Moines,...   (Associated Press)
Democratic Presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., accompanied by his daughters Malia, left, and Sasha, waves as they walk on stage prior to him speaking at a campaign stop in Des Moines, Iowa, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2008. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
Democratic Presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., accompanied by his daughters Malia, left, and Sasha, waves as they walk on stage prior to him speaking at a campaign stop in Des Moines, Iowa,...   (Associated Press)
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