I went to all that trouble to come up with a good analogy and you didn't even try it on. If Rudy supporters won't engage in debate, what are y'all doing here, pullin' our pickles?
"I've yet to read one post from a Giuliani supporter saying they will stay home if Hunter gets nominated. I've yet to converse with a single Hunter supporter who states he or she will vote for Rudy if he's nominated. "
***Using your own words, then, which candidate is more dangerous for the republican party? The one who doesn't generate division or the one who does? Your own words show that there is support for Hunter from the middle ranks, but no support for Rudy from the socon base. "You support the team you play for." The socon wing expects your support for the most socially conservative candidate. If you can't do that for your team, then maybe you have betrayed your team.
I'm NOT a Rudy supporter... I'm just trying to get you to folks to undertstand that sitting out solves nothing. I'm also firm in my belief that candidates are incapable of splitting a party. The only people who can split a party are the folks too stubborn to set aside their concerns (typically over a single issue) for the sake of the party.
The party is split by the people who leave...it is 100% on thier shoulders. You will not change my mind on that point and you will not get me to accept any rationalization that justifies damaging the party.