[YaYa123]

I think my main point for thinking "Condi", was the historical factor. How disasterous for Democrat spinners of the future to have to acknowledge that the first black, and first female vice president was a Republican.

And I agree that Condi would not bring in droves of black voters.

Someone else, or maybe a couple of repliers, reminded us all how unpopular Rudy would be with the right, far right, and Bush's natural base voters. That is definitely a consideration, but hopefully these voters would weigh all issues and how very little a VP has to do with social issues. If they thought of it, I bet they'd admit Cheney and Guiliani hold similiar positions on those divisive issues, and agree that Cheney's personal position has zip effect on President Bush.

[section9]

The problem with Rudi is that he is flagrantly pro-abortion and flagrantly pro-gun control. Condi is a libertarian on guns and believes in restrictions on abortion rights, but is not altogether for repealing Roe v. Wade. That's much more palatable to the base.

Be Seeing You,

Chris