>>The fact that you, an open Democrat, speak positively of Rudy is the same reason he will not make it through the primary.
In 1980 and 1984, we had a candidate about whom many open Democrats spoke positively and he won two landslides. It is awfully hard to win an election without some cross-over appeal.
Reagan Democrats were leftover conservatives in the Democrat party. If Giulliani runs what would Democrats vote for him for while they can just vote for a person who holds his social positions in their own party?
You have to have some social appeal, but not too much ;)