Chris Cilizza of The Washington Post explores how the Kerik factor might impact Rudy Giuliani's presidential hopes. Kerik, you might recall, is the controversial former New York City police chief tainted by scandal.
Speaking from NBC's London bureau on Baltimore's proposed crime-fighting measures, Kerik admitted he didn't know many of the details and provided general suggestions on how big cities can fight climbing murder rates. (The Baltimore Sun reported Thursday the plans could, among other things, limit the number of people who could gather on city sidewalks.)
MSNBC anchor Contessa Brewer then addressed the elephant in the room: Kerik's past and how it could impact the presidential campaign of his former boss, Rudy Giuliani (R).
Brewer referenced a Giuliani statement from late March in which he said he had made "a mistake" in late 2004 when he recommended Kerik to head the Department of Homeland Security.
Kerik went on to endorse Giuliani, but also to state that he's not going to campaign for him.
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