[Artemis Webb]

"My point is merely that both Guliani AND McLame are unacceptable. If either get the nomination, there will be a great sucking sound - a mass desertion of the party by social and moral conservatives. Mark my words"

As many independents and MANY quasi-Democrats would flock into the polls to vote for him. I doubt anybody would particularly notice the sucking sound.

[Alberta's Child]

As many independents and MANY quasi-Democrats would flock into the polls to vote for him.

That ought to tell you all you need to know. If you put together a profile of the guy that included all of his accomplishments and the public positions he's taken and showed it to people without telling them who he was, they'd swear he was a Democrat.

The last thing the GOP needs is a Democrat at the top of its ticket in a presidential campaign. This is starting to remind me of the ridiculous scenario that unfolded during the 2004 campaign, when it was learned that Kerry's campaign was so desperate for something to prop up their candidate that they tried to get a Republican as his running mate.

[don-o]

I doubt anybody would particularly notice the sucking sound.

So we have a differenct opinion. Fine. Where do y'all think the Limbaugh / Hannity / Levin...axis will come down on this? What they think certainly influences a lot of opinions. To say nothing of what is left of the Religious Right - Falwell / Colson / Robertson (ugh) / Land et al.

I think that the life issues are returning to center stage; and if the Republicans nominate anyone perceived as wobbly on this, they are digging their own grave.

[NapkinUser]

"As many independents and MANY quasi-Democrats would flock into the polls to vote for him."

Does it not scare any of the Giuliani-trolls here on FreeRepublic that Giuliani would be gaining democrat and liberal-republican support and losing conservative-republican support? Does that not say it all?

[SDGOP]

Not likely, remember most indies love mccain because they think he spits all over the gop and the media tells them how wonderful he is. Once the media turns on mccain the dems and indies will turn on him too. Most dems don't know he is pro life and pro war. This girl i know loved mccain and is a big flaming lib. SHe said she'd vote for him. Then i told her about his pro life and pro war stances and she completely flipped and thinks hes just a warmongering attention whore.

Mark my words, the media will turn on mccain and he will sink in the polls. Rudy only has high polling now b/c hes not active politically, once he starts staking out positions dems and indies WILL turn on him, this is a fact most rudy and mccain fans fail to see.