[ElkGroveDan]

You missed the point. None of the nominees were pro-abortion, pro-gay, or pro-gun control. There were candidates the likes of Arlen Specter and Pete Wilson running at some point in the process, but all of them were blown out of the race early on.

[Bluegrass Conservative]

None of the nominees were pro-abortion, pro-gay, or pro-gun control. There were candidates the likes of Arlen Specter and Pete Wilson running at some point in the process, but all of them were blown out of the race early on.

This is true. But Arlen Specter, Pete Wilson, etc. did not have the automatic security platform in a post 9-11 world. Rudy is a much stronger candidate than any of them were simply on that one issue.

Don't get me wrong. I don't plan on casting my primary vote for him. However, if he is the nominee, I would happily cast my vote for him in the general election if he is opposed by ANY of the Democrat contenders that get mentioned frequently.