n recent weeks, Rudy's camp has been sending out frequent releases touting their growing Iowa organization.

Or so it seemed.

Many of the endorsements have already been rolled out. I first noticed the trend in writing up their "Southeast Iowa Leadership Team" last week.

But the pattern became especially egregious today in a release titled "Giuliani Campaign Unveils Central Iowa Leadership."

“Rudy’s organization throughout the state continues to grow with experienced veterans of Iowa politics,” crowed Paul Pate, Rudy's Iowa chair, in the release.

And that's true.

Technically.

Of the 19 names on the list of central Iowa backers, all but one had already been released back on June 11th when the campaign unveiled their statewide "Iowa Leadership Team." And Giuliani's camp didn't every try to mask their recycling. All the names announced in June have the same title in the release today -- regional chair, county chair or county co-chair. They're simply breaking down old endorsements into regional subsets.

Asked about the rehash, Giuliani spokeswoman Maria Comella demurred. "We’re going to take every opportunity to highlight the mayor’s increasing momentum in the state," she said. They include previous endorsers when rolling out new names in other states, too, she pointed out.