March 10 Quinnipiac poll (biased to the left) says that 40% of Americans believe abortion should be illegal in most or all cases. Unlike President Bush, Condoleezza Rice does not believe abortion should be illegal at all. That is not "quite palatable for most conservatives", it will drive away the GOP base. Condoleezza Rice is the only potential candidate that Hillary can beat, which is why the MSM is desperately trying to get her the GOP nomination.
Agreed: it would be difficult for Ms.Rice to get the Republican nomination.