Rudy Giuliani Continues Slide in Republican Polls After Abortion Flaps

Life News ^ | 4/23/07 | Steven Ertelt

[wagglebee]

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Rudy Giuliani is continuing his slide in the polls following an abortion flap two weeks ago in which he declared his support for taxpayer-funded abortions and promptly reversed his position a day later. A poll conducted by Fox News finds Giuliani sliding down four percentage points in their surveys since February.

In February's poll, the former New York City mayor had 39 percent of the support of Republican voters but that dropped to 35 percent in the April 17-18 survey.

Arizona Sen. John McCain, who opposes abortion but supports embryonic stem cell research, has dropped as well. He's slid from 19 percent in February to 16 percent in April.

The leading candidates have dropped because Republican voters are shifting to more conservative presidential candidates or others whose names have been bandied about as possible GOP nominees.

Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor who recently changed his position on abortion, moved up from 6 percent in February to 10 percent in the April Fox News poll.

Meanwhile Newt Gingrich and Fred Thompson, who have not announced a bid, jumped from 7 percent to 9 percent and from not being in the poll to 8 percent, respectively.

Looking at other candidates, ex-Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson moved up from 2 to 4 percent, pro-life Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback stayed the same at two percent as did pro-life Rep. Duncan Hunter. Mike Huckabee, the former Arkansas Gov. had one percent but no other candidates reached one percent in the poll.

Some 11 percent of Republicans were unsure.

Last week, Giuliani came under fire for telling pro-life advocates to get over the abortion issue.

"Our party has to get beyond issues like that," he told the Des Moines Register newspaper.

He also appeared to indicate that the Republican Party won't gain supporters if it retains its pro-life position.

"Our party is going to grow, and we are going to win in 2008 if we are a party characterized by what we're for, not if we're a party that's known for what we're against," he said.

Those comments followed the flap on abortion funding.

[wagglebee]

And the more well-known Rudy's bleeding-heart liberalism becomes, the more support he will lose.

[wagglebee]

Pro-Life Ping

[wagglebee]

Stop Rudy Ping

[ElkGroveDan]

He’s not doing well here on FR either. His biggest supporters all commited “Rudi-cide” this past weekend.

[#1CTYankee]

Rudi needs the Republican base to become the nominee, these views won't get him the votes he needs if a Conservative (With name recognition) enters the field

RFR!

[#1CTYankee]

Bump

[cripplecreek]

So much for the coronation.

[jwparkerjr]

I think a lot of his support to this point has been born of hopefulness on the part of Republicans desperate for someone with some signs of a backbone. He is going to have a really hard time getting support of conservatives if someone comes along who toes a different line on gun control, abortion, etc.

[Uncle George]

BE NOT MISLED-—WE’LL WIN WITH FRED

[dynachrome]

Pardon me while I shed a tear. NOT!

[jwparkerjr]

I think a lot of his support to this point has been born of hopefullness on the part of Republicans desperate for someone with some signs of a backbone. He is going to have a really hard time getting support of conservatives if someone comes along who toes a different line on gun control, abortion, etc.

[Pride in the USA]

The Conservative agenda works every time it is tried. I hope that all Republicans really do rally behind a Conservative candidate and that we succeed in putting him in the White House come 2008.

[Jim Robinson]

Last week, Giuliani came under fire for telling pro-life advocates to get over the abortion issue.

"Our party has to get beyond issues like that," he told the Des Moines Register newspaper.

He also appeared to indicate that the Republican Party won't gain supporters if it retains its pro-life position.

"Our party is going to grow, and we are going to win in 2008 if we are a party characterized by what we're for, not if we're a party that's known for what we're against," he said.

Those comments followed the flap on abortion funding.

Get over abortion? Government funded abortion? Not on your life, Rudy!!

Yeah, it's characterized by what we're FOR all right. You're FOR slaughtering millions of innocent babies and we're FOR preserving Life and Liberty!! Go sell your liberal butchery to the demoncrats!!

[RobFromGa]

He’s not going to be the GOP nominee.

Run, Fred, Run!

[jwparkerjr]

I think a lot of his support to this point has been born of hopefullness on the part of Republicans desperate for someone with some signs of a backbone. He is going to have a really hard time getting support of conservatives if someone comes along who toes a different line on gun control, abortion, etc.

[jwparkerjr]

I think a lot of his support to this point has been born of hopefullness on the part of Republicans desperate for someone with some signs of a backbone. He is going to have a really hard time getting support of conservatives if someone comes along who toes a different line on gun control, abortion, etc.

[wagglebee]

The abortuaries that Rudy supports take as many lives EVERY SINGLE DAY as the terrorists took on 9/11 and every person who has supported this for the last 34 years has the blood of these innocents on their hands.

[Politicalmom]

“I have always thought that one of the phoniest claims in California politics is that ‘I’m a fiscal conservative but a social liberal,’ which always invites the question: ‘How do you plan to pay for your socially liberal programs with your fiscally conservative policies?’” – Tom McClintock

[#1CTYankee]

You have got to do something about that stutter. ;-)

[wagglebee]

“Fiscal conservatism” simply means that you don’t want to run a deficit. The person could just as easily believe in raising taxes to pay for their socialism. I want a government SHRINKER.