[stillonaroll]

Liz Sidotti can’t admit it, being pro-abort, but Giuliani’s abortion statement was the killer. That was when his campaign turned around. All the rest of what she mentions was well known. The numbers went south, however, right after that stupid comment he made to CNN.

Yup. It reminded conservatives of just how extreme a leftist Rudy is.

I think the Rudy campaign is showing a lot of parallels with the Howard Dean campaign from around late 2003: early lead, good fundraising, base of support from the far left of his party. The flameout is impending.

[ellery]

I also see parallels with the ‘04 Kerry campaign, in that the focus is Anybody But Hillary, many support Rudy mostly because they think he’s electable, and many believe that Rudy’s 9/11 experience (like Kerry’s vietnam experience) will check-mate the democrat candidate (meanwhile there are plenty of 9/11 families who have said they are going to swiftboat Rudy if he wins the nomination).