[You Dirty Rats]

The GOP will not win in 2008 with Rudy at the top of the ticket. His support among FReepers is 12.4% right now in the current poll question, placing him in third spot. Just behind conservatives Gingrich at 31% and Hunter at 24%, with Tancredo in 4th at 10.3%. Conservatives with strong social credentials are getting a combined 65.3% of the vote. Giuliani should be down in the 1%-2% with McCain! LOL

The joke's on you if you actually believe that the poll results on FR reflect Republican primary voters overall. I doubt Duncan Hunter has 24% name recognition, much less support.

Gingrich is the only conservative IMHO who has a realistic chance at the 2008 nomination. All of the rest are unknown mini-mees.

I suspect that there are a LOT of GOP operatives out there who, after eight years of GWB, are not going to be enthusiatic about another candidate perceived to be from the religious right -- especially if the candidate is unknown.

If Jeb Bush was not GWB's brother he'd be the guy.

[TommyDale]

For a guy who is NOT in the race, Jeb Bush certainly spends a lot of time and money with push polls. I bet I have had 4 or 5 calls so far asking me if I would support a Jeb Bush candidacy.

[Reagan Man]

>>>>>The joke's on you if you actually believe that the poll results on FR reflect Republican primary voters overall.

Its early and we have a long way to go. FR`s rightwing base is reflecting early conservative opinion about the candidates. Give the system a chance to work. Let the messages get out. Maybe it won't be Gingrich, Hunter or Tancredo who conservatives back in the end. But it definitely won't be Rudy Giuliani.

[Howlin]

I suspect that there are a LOT of GOP operatives out there who, after eight years of GWB, are not going to be enthusiatic about another candidate perceived to be from the religious right -- especially if the candidate is unknown.

Precisely.