Naah. If he got the nomination, most would vote for him. This is all pre-nomination bluster.. Still, their voices will be heard; its all part of politics.
How's your wife?
Compared to what?
In this exceptional year, both parties have open primaries. In both primaries, each party will select its nominee, primarily by compare and contrast with the other candidates in that party. The closer each party gets to having a set nominee, the more each party will look over its shoulder at the other party, and ask the what-if question.
Once both nominees are chosen, then the comparison will be between the Republican and Democrat nominees. Bottom line, Guilliani will never be a candidate in the abstract. He will always be compared to other candidates, a factor this article wholly sets aside.
Congressman Billybob
I will bet that those people who say they will not back Rudy are also telling the pollsters the same thing. Since Rudy is the only one consistently beating the Dem’s we know his vote will only increase when the same “conservatives†contemplate a Clinton or Obama Presidency. Like they are really going to sit tight and reject some one who cut taxes government. Ran a law and order administration. Promises to appoint “strict constructionist judgesâ€, Threw Yassir Arafat off of public property. Ended porn in Times Square and did a whole lot of Conservative things just because they don’t like maybe 20% of his positions.
“Conservatives would bolt GOP over Rudy”
In other news, water is still wet.
The problem here is the size of the field ... it makes it near impossible for a majority to be achieved. Some need to drop out, quick, or Rudy with 25% will win.
I’m one. Does not understand the constitution or the BOR espically the 2nd amendment. No vote from me. I will not vote to kill the Conservative Movement. Never.
Conservatives lose either way with Giuliani.
If he wins, ‘they’ will say that Republicans can win without us.
If Rudy loses the general election to a Democrat, we will be blamed for not supporting their candidate and being not being a team player.
We need to take his candidacy down NOW.
I could live with Rudy.
Rudy won’t be the GOP candidate - so the hypothesis is moot.