Posted on 06/11/2007 2:37:07 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Conservatives would bolt GOP over Rudy By: David Paul Kuhn June 11, 2007 04:57 PM EST
A growing number of influential social conservatives are speaking out against Rudy Giuliani, with some threatening that they will take flight from the Republican Party in 2008 if the former New York mayor is the GOP nominee.
Giuliani's support for abortion rights and gay rights has not to date prevented him from winning the support of a sizable number of socially conservative voters, according to polls. But the continued strength of his candidacy is causing alarm among leaders of conservative advocacy groups, many of which have been major players in Republican politics.
"Speaking as a private citizen, no, no, I could not support (Giuliani)," said Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, which has about a half-million members. "The 20 years I've been involved in politics, the life issue has been at the very top. How could I turn my back on that?"
Perkins said that should Giuliani win the nomination, he would vote for a third-party candidate who reflected his values. "It wouldn't be the first time," Perkins added in an interview last week.
Other prominent cultural conservatives to signal public opposition to Giuliani in recent weeks included James Dobson of Focus on the Family, Louis Sheldon of the Traditional Values Coalition, veteran activist and former presidential candidate Gary Bauer, and Richard Land of the Southern Baptist Convention.
Like Perkins, Land has warned that he would not vote for a Republican ticket in 2008 if it were led by Giuliani. Others did not go that far, even as they made plain their wish that Giuliani be weeded out in the primaries.
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I’m one. The NRC called the other day looking for dough, and I told them to call back as soon as they’ve nominated someone other than Rudy.
Get Hildebeast elected President, that will really help the American cause - NOT! We would have a European socialist till the mullahs nuke us.
Dobson and Gary Bauer? hahahahahahahahahahaha....neither speak for the party. Neither speak for me certainly....Gary Bauer?? Hahahahahahaha.
I think Rudy would only be nominated if conservatives don’t vote.
You bolt the GOP and you hand the election over to Hillary. Is that what you really want to do?
Conservatives are bolting the GOP right now because of Bush.
If this certain other issue passes we’ll be gone way before Rudy gets the nod.
The Republican Party is in deep doggy do.
great! when 2012 comes around we’ll see which party can out liberal the other.
this leap to the left has to stop.
i won’t aid the liberals no matter which party they happen to be hijacking.
If that is what it takes to wake up the GOP, I'll take it
If the 2008 election comes down to Giuliani vs. Clinton, I’m goin’ back to Alberta.
“I think Rudy would only be nominated if conservatives don’t vote.”
Well said and correct.
Rudy has peaked, and his time is over.
(That said, Rudy is OK -— just not for president. He’d be a fine replacement for either NY Senator.)
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Personally, I'd vote for Rudy if he were the nominee. However, I think G.W. Bush is making it hard for conservatives to vote RINO. We used to think "OK, so he's soft on this or that issue, bit over-all, I guess he will do". Even though Bush was not ideal, we thought he'd be close. Now that he is trying to get the Amnesty Bill 2007 Comprehensive Destruction of the Republican Party Bill passed, we realize he was not really all that close to what we wanted. When a Republican president sides with Teddy on legislation, what is the difference between him and a 'rat?
yep, this is the problem with talk such as conservatives staying home or voting 3rd party. Those actions will result in the election of Hillary.
The RNC is also supporting The President’s “Amnesty” immigration bill.
Rudy should be running in the Democrat Primary. He’s a lot closer to Joe Lieberman than to Ronald Reagan.
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