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Right panics over Giuliani's big lead
The Australian ^ | March 01, 2007 | Tom Baldwin

Posted on 02/28/2007 11:01:32 AM PST by madprof98

RUDY Giuliani has opened a lead of up to 20 per cent over his declared rivals for the Republican presidential nomination, sparking near panic among Washington's pundits that a thrice-married supporter of abortion, gay rights and gun control could create such enthusiasm in a party dominated by Christian conservatives.

The former New York mayor's slew of strong poll results among likely Republican primary voters is battering the conventional wisdom that Mr Giuliani is too socially liberal and combustible to win the nomination. Some commentators insist the numbers cannot last and that Mr Giuliani's popularity will evaporate once voters are reminded of the positions he has taken and his tarnished record as an arrogant mayor with dubious connections in New York City.

Others are trying to find a reverse gear for their opinions because no Republican candidate in modern history has been so far ahead at this stage in the contest and then failed to win the nomination.

In Virginia, where Republican activists gathered for their annual dinner to hear him speak at a Marriott Hotel on Tuesday, it does not take long to discover his appeal.

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Audience member Richard Brown said he would consider voting for Mr Giuliani. This might not be remarkable, except that he served as a US navy pilot on the same ship as Senator McCain in the Vietnam War and is worried that his former comrade is now trying "to grasp more of the right wing of our party".

Asked if he was worried about Mr Giuliani's social positions, he said: "There's not a candidate with a clean skirt out there. Hell, I've been married myself three times."

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Moral values are so . . . yesterday. At least in the GOP.
1 posted on 02/28/2007 11:01:35 AM PST by madprof98
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Or maybe they shouldn't be dictated by a federal bureaucracy.


2 posted on 02/28/2007 11:03:11 AM PST by JmyBryan
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Why should the right panic about Rudy? Because the MSM and their pollsters tell us too?
3 posted on 02/28/2007 11:03:16 AM PST by msnimje (Brian Camenker - The Right's own version of marKOS Moulitsas ZĂșniga of Daily Kos)
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Let's ask president dean what he thinks of Rudy's big lead.

YEAAAAAARRRRRRGGGGHHH.


4 posted on 02/28/2007 11:03:51 AM PST by flashbunny (<--- CLICK HERE IF YOU HATE RINOS! Free Anti RINO graphics!)
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I'm not panicked but I'm not optimistic about his chances. If the GOP keeps touching the hot stove they're bound to learn something......eventually.


5 posted on 02/28/2007 11:04:01 AM PST by cripplecreek (Peace without victory is a temporary illusion.)
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I know of no one who is in a state of panic.

I am simply waiting for the pro-aborts to find out on election day that we are not with them.
6 posted on 02/28/2007 11:04:16 AM PST by Preachin' (Enoch's testimony was that he pleased God: Why are we still here?)
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I'm not panicked.

The Dems are more panicked than the right.


7 posted on 02/28/2007 11:05:18 AM PST by Brilliant
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Not to worry. If Rudy Knocks everyone else out, Newt will jump in. And, he will have been immunized from his women problems....
8 posted on 02/28/2007 11:05:23 AM PST by babygene (Never look into the laser with your last good eye...)
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I agree. I don't think the reps are bothered at all. It's the dims who are in all out panic.


9 posted on 02/28/2007 11:11:32 AM PST by tkathy (Sectarian violence? Or genocidal racists? Which is a better description of islamists?)
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"Right panics over Giuliani's big lead"

What panic?
Rudy's has strong support amongst plenty of conservatives as well.
10 posted on 02/28/2007 11:12:52 AM PST by ShawTaylor
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Oh , I agree,, They are so passe'... and so is a party platform and its planks, now its something you stand on, and not run on these days.


11 posted on 02/28/2007 11:12:56 AM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ......)
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Conservatives like me will moan, groan and complain about the lack of a true conservative in the Presidential race as of yet.

But come Nov 2008, I'll vote one time, straight Republican ticket.

I just pray that by then we have a 'good' candidate to defeat Slick's wife.

12 posted on 02/28/2007 11:13:54 AM PST by TexasCajun
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Moral values are so . . . yesterday. At least in the GOP.

Whose morality? Folks on the left think it's immoral to prohibit gay marriage and that those that oppose it are guilty of the sin of bigotry. They also think it's immoral to deny resources to the poor so now we have government enforced charity.

But the problem I have with Rudy is his basing of Reagan and Goldwater.

There'd be no GOP if not for those men.

13 posted on 02/28/2007 11:14:58 AM PST by mc6809e
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Some of the Republicans who post here certainly have their knickers in a twist.


14 posted on 02/28/2007 11:15:14 AM PST by kellynch ("Our only freedom is the freedom to discipline ourselves." -- Bernard Baruch)
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If Rudy keeps Hillary out, call me a Rudy man.


15 posted on 02/28/2007 11:16:13 AM PST by MrB (You can't reason people out of a position that they didn't use reason to get into in the first place)
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I don't think so. The Dems are in a much better position given the political climate.


16 posted on 02/28/2007 11:16:50 AM PST by Cyclopean Squid (Patron Saint of Mediocrity)
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Wonder who the Constitution Party will be running?


17 posted on 02/28/2007 11:17:14 AM PST by ex-snook ("But above all things, truth beareth away the victory.")
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To: babygene
As in rally racing ( such as the Dakar Rally, New England Forest Rally or New York International Rally ), the car that leads at the beginning is often a DNF (Did Not Finish).

Rally Racing has sports cars traveling on winding blacktop, dirt and logging roads at speeds of up to 130 MPH.

Often the fastest in the first few stages is found destroyed against a tree or rock long before the finish.

Rally races are usually around 17 or so stages, making up over 250 miles of grueling, bone pounding racing over 250 miles.

The Dakar is usually 17 or more days of racing, this year from Portugal to Mid-western Africa (Dakar).

Just finishing is a major accomplishment.

In my opinion, Rudy is the fast, yet fragile car, the debris of which is found about half way through the race, wrapped around a tree.

18 posted on 02/28/2007 11:19:11 AM PST by Mogger (Independence, better fuel economy and performance with American made synthetic oil.)
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I am "right", I'm not panicked. What's there to panic about?


19 posted on 02/28/2007 11:19:57 AM PST by svcw (There is no plan B.)
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I'm not panicking. If they run him, I'll calmly vote for somebody else.


20 posted on 02/28/2007 11:20:49 AM PST by mysterio
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