"If Rudy is the presidential candidate, I will vote third party."
Why don't you come right out and say you would cast your vote to put the Clintons back in the White House? Voting Third Party is just a euphemism.
I don't think it will matter. Yes, a few on the edges would sit it out or vote 3rd party, but their numbers would be overwhelmed by the flood of independents and Dems who would cross lines to vote for Rudy.
The media's "Rudy can't win" mantra is a pipe dream. I'm about as deep in the south as you can get and I move in political circles. I could count on one hand the number of people I've ever heard say they wouldn't vote for Rudy. It's all about national security.
Some may not like it, hanging their hopes on "Bible Thumpers" demanding one of their own on the ticket. But they misunderstand southern Republicans. They say "wait til GOP voters find out that Rudy is pro-life, or a gun controller, or see him dancing in drag". You see, we're so stupid and uninformed we must simply wait for the day when the MSM paints a protrait of the candidate for us! The fact is, we already know all that about Rudy. (I think there's something refreshing about a candidate who doesn't have to pretend he's led a perfect life.)
The fact is the MSM and the Dems HOPE they can scare us into NOT nominating Rudy. They know he will draw independent and democrat votes, scuttling any hope for Hillary's triumphant return to the White House. Rudy is their worst nightmare.
Despite repeated polls showing strong support for Rudy in the south, the MSM reports each new one as a big surprise, implying it's an outlier----insert pre-written qualifier: just wait til they find out his views on [whatever]. They're scared to death Republicans will fail to follow the script.
Personally, I can't think of anything more entertaining than watching Rudy take on the White House press corps. It would be 8 years of thoroughly fun-to-watch press conferences.
Sun says: "If Rudy is the presidential candidate, I will vote third party."
Cincinna says: "Why don't you come right out and say you would cast your vote to put the Clintons back in the White House? Voting Third Party is just a euphemism."
I voted for Marilyn O'Grady of the NYS Conservative Party, when they had a pro-abortion GOP liberal (Howard Mills) running against Schumer, so it's more than a euthanism to me.
When you run a pro-abortion, including partial-birth abortion liberal against a pro-abortion, including partial-birth abortion liberal, you will end up with a pro-abortion, including partial-birth abortion liberal for POTUS.
No way will I pull the lever for Rudy.
My advice for conservatives is to VOTE IN THE GOP PRIMARIES, so we won't be faced with that choice.