I don't believe that. As a social conservative, I, for one, will not stay home.
This idea that social conservatives, mainly religious conservatives, will stay home if the race is between Hillary and possibly Giuliani, assumes that there is some sort of amoral equivalency between Hillary and Rudy which makes distinquishing a difference between them impossible. I don't accept that. The failure to see the depth of darkness represented by Hillary's effort to move back into the White House shows, to me at least, a lack of moral discernment within those who think Hillary and Rudy are amorally equivalent. I think social conservatives, religious conservatives, by and large, are much more sophisticated and discerning than a lot of the knee-jerks we see on Free Republic, who threaten to sit this one out.
Hillary's formal announcement, while highly expected, nevertheless sent a cold chill down my back. I am dedicated to her defeat, and I think it would be wise and mature for all on FR who understand what the Clintons are and what they represent to start abiding by Ronald Reagan's "11th Commandment" -- "Thou shalt not speak ill of thy fellow Republican." We need to stop eating our own. I've determined not to say ill about any Republican in the race, and whether the nominee is McCain, or Romney, or Hunter, or Giuliani, we need to determine right now to get behind that person in '08 to defeat this Hillary creature.