Is Joe Lhota Rudy Giuliani's Sock Puppet Candidate ?

From True News From Change :

Giuliani Ready to Use Muscle to Put His Man in Mayor’s Seat (NYT) Rudolph W. Giuliani is determined to play an outsized role in the race to replace Michael R. Bloomberg, quietly putting his bulging Rolodex behind a former top City Hall deputy.* .@MikeBloomberg isn't only one worried about legacy; Giuliani pushing @JoeLhota to run to uphold his own. Even Fred Siegel, Giuliani's biggest defender and author of pro-Rudy book, says NYC may not want GOP mayor * Try to tell hipster Brooklyn that the city is in trouble"--Fred Siegel re: #2013