[gdani]

I've often thought there's no way Rudy makes it through New Hampshire & Iowa.

But if enough Republican voters in those states are convinced the party needs to moderate, he has a shot.

Otherwise, I don't see them helping to nominate a guy who, during his ugly divorce, lived with a gay couple and referred to one of them as "mother".

[TommyDale]

"But if enough Republican voters in those states are convinced the party needs to moderate, he has a shot."

That will be difficult if half of them evacuate the liberal leaning GOP by the end of 2007. At the rate the GOP is going, there will be no religious right base. No one in that group will endorse a candidate in favor of abortion, partial-birth abortion, homosexual marriages, or amnesty for illegal immigrant invaders.

[kalee]

I was at our county GOP meeting this evening and all the talk was of rediscovering our conservative roots. The morning after the election, Ken Mehlman said we need to return to our conservative principles.
Can someone please tell me how Guiliani or McCain fulfill that? Honestly I am stumped on this one.