Rudy and the Republican Nomination

http://www.joinrudy2008.com/News/DocumentPrint.aspx?DocumentID=19580 ^ | 2 Feb 2007 | Brent Seaborn, Strategy Director

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Only Rudy wears better dresses...

*Snicker* I've seen him in drag...his gams look better than hillerys cankles. A man in drag won't play in Peoria or the South. Something about that doesn't instill confidence in his manliness.

[deport]

But even in my lifetime I saw a third party candidate win 5 states in the general

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Yep the racial issue candidate George Wallace.... 3 of the 5 states by plurality and 46 EC votes.

But he didn't win nor force the race to the House.... And no one has even come close since... Hell Perot with almost 20% of the vote nationaly didn't get a single EC vote where the rubber meets the road.

[WalterSkinner]

..if you'll remember--George Wallace's candidacy was more than about race

Southern conservative democrats were irate with the Great Society and Johnson's prosecution of the Viet Nam War.

They still viewed the GOP as the Northeastern rich man's party--at that time they had no where to go.

History has shown us that they eventually came into the Republican party.

And Perot was not a legitimate candidate-never elected to any office--an autocratic demagogue, playing on the discontent of many emotion driven people and exploiting a true American hero in James Stockdale.

But my point is -- if enough people are upset about the right issues, feeling pushed away from their current party--in an information society, a new legitimate third party can and may be born...

[deport]

But my point is -- if enough people are upset about the right issues, feeling pushed away from their current party--in an information society, a new legitimate third party can and may be born...

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I don't disagree with the above. My contention is that it is very hard in todays environment to jell that group nationwide to make a 3rd party work. Ifas, couldas, wouldas are always a possibility.

You may not like the race inference but I'd bet money on the 5 states [Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia] he won race was the deciding factor by far. jmo.

[Delphinium]

I'll just let it stand on its own for thinking people to marvel at...

Problem is there are lots of voters out there without principles.

This "country" won't be standing for long without.

[WalterSkinner]

..deport, FYI

I found this site linked below

Wallace was only 50,000 votes shy of sending it to the House. And you are right, the race element was all through that campaign--it just wasn't the only one.

1968

[baubau]

You're welcome.

I think that graphic I plagerized from you. :)

[baubau]

"You are right Rudy is being real, what you see is what you get. I've said on FR many times, I respect Rudy more than Romney because he is honest about who he is.

I agree.

Moreover, Rudy reminds of Mr. "Teflon," Ronald Reagan in that, like Regan, he don't give a rat's @ss what the opposition is saying, and, like Reagan, he doesn't appease anyone. The wind is on his back and sailing toward the White House.

I would begin sending a small donation.

[baubau]

"And take the dress issue and shove it

LOL!

[baubau]

The worth of a country is the worth of its people.

[Delphinium]

The wind is on his back and sailing toward the White House.

Too bad he is a a liberal, and in almost no way representative of the Republican party.

Ronald Reagan inspired the Republican Party Platform, (What we stand for) of today.

They were opposites, not a like.

[repentant_pundit]

Type in Hunter and defense contracts and see what you come up with

I did, and not much came up.

So what, the liberals at madcowprod.com don't like him?

If you want me to see a specific article, which one ?

[Howlin]

There are so many problems with that statement I don't where to start.

Nobody here is the least bit surprised that you don't give a damn about this country; it's the $$ that matters to you.

[EternalVigilance]

Yeah, right. As if you know anything about that.

Called anyone a "homophobe" yet tonight?

[RebelBanker]

'scuse... bookmark...

[Howlin]

Called anyone a "homophobe" yet tonight?

Not really necessary to point one out tonight, as you're already here.

[tkathy]

I agree. Rudy, like Reagan, is the real deal. And it shines through.

[Convert]

I still like Tony Snow

[Convert]

Well, why don't you try to get Tony Snow to run?

[Convert]

Look, Tony Snow has a better chance - he would be a better candidate
And if Newt and Rudy really care about our country they will get behind an effort to get him to run