[Sabramerican]

Unfortunately, the best candidate frequentely doesn't win in the primaries or the Democrats would have had Liebermen not Kerry and we would not have had Dole in 1984, for two examples.

Republican absolutists armed with lies about Rudy can very well keep him from the nomination and usher in the next Clinton era.

[Gelato]

There's no need for lies to stop Rudy when the truth is bad enough.

[onyx]

Changes have been enacted since then.

I "think" I'm right about this: CA, MI, PA, all permit crossover voting. If I'm right, that means McCain and Guiliani will do very well in all the primaries in the crossover states.

[Sabramerican]

oops. Dole 1996

[EternalVigilance]

Republican absolutists armed with lies about Rudy can very well keep him from the nomination and usher in the next Clinton era.

Ah, so if we don't support Rudy, we are supporting Hillary. I see the silliness is starting early...LOL...

Why would it matter? It's hard to determine between the two who is actually more to the left.

[jla]

"Republican absolutists armed with lies about Rudy can very well
keep him from the nomination and usher in the next Clinton era."