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[Rudy Giuliani] is not for Gay marriage...

Rudy is not exactly a conservative on the issue:

"From a conservative perspective, Giuliani is also on the wrong side of the gay marriage debate, which proved a potent issue in the 2004 election. He opposes a constitutional ban on gay marriage and says he supports “civil unions.”

Rudy apparently supports partial birth abortion:

Giuliani...voiced support for partial-birth abortion, a practice that is opposed by an overwhelming majority of Americans.

Rudy can be labeled as somewhat soft on illegal immigration. Here is a quote from the same article above:

"Although Giuliani, a former prosecutor, has called for tougher security along the U.S.-Mexico border, he has also bragged of providing city services to the multitudes of illegal immigrants flooding New York City."

Source:
Meet the Next President: Giuliani tops in early GOP polls

I don't know how long Rudy will stay at the top in these polls...I may be wrong, but I don't think the base will vote for him if given a choice of a stronger conservative. We see how the "electability" factor worked for John 'effin' Kerry in '04.

I have no problem with him on these issues. I either weight them as unimportant or I agree with him. The one exception is immigration. He is for border security. I hope he will strengthen his position on shipping them back and not giving to many services to them. He cut government and taxes in NYC. He was a proven law and order man who was no nonsense with criminals. He was according to David Horowitz's front page the most successful Mayor in US history. Very few President have been trans formative and fewer yet public officials in state or municipal offices as Rudy has been. You would have to go back to Fighting Bob Lafollette to find some one who is not a President who has accomplished as much as Rudy. And this was in the most ungovernable of places. Actually persons like yourself will be very important in a Giuliani Presidency. We have seen Nxon, Ford, Bush 1 and 2 and even Reagan have to shift to the middle taking for granted their Conservative base. With Rudy he would not have to worry about re-election just renomination. So it would probably be a reverse of the norm. A President who would take his moderate supporters for granted but not his Conservative ones. He will plainly scoot to the right to win the nomination and keep his party behind him.