Can't agree with you, sorry. Democrat light will not win against Hillary Clinton. The liberal leaning voters will go for the real deal, and the pro life, pro liberty voters can't stand his liberal pro abortion, pro gay, anti-gun, weak on illegal immigration positions and don't trust the man. He's going to split or chase off the conservative vote and it'll be 1992/1996 all over again. We need someone who can unite all the conservative voters and ignite the grassroots with a passion. Rudy is the wrong man for the job.
"We need someone who can unite all the conservative voters and ignite the grassroots with a passion." I agree and my primary vote will reflect this need but I don't see anyone with a chance of doing this becoming a serious candidate. Do you? I just don't see Newt subjecting himself to more character assassination when he knows his chance of winning the nomination is low. It would be very good if he was willing to take it on.
And I don't believe most Americans consider Rudy to be Hillary-lite though I am sure she does outweigh him.
1992 was just insanity. 1996 was totally predictable but there simply no one who could beat Dole for the nomination.
Most of the men I would like are simply unelectable: Rumsfeld and Chaney are my favorites but they are less popular with the voters than Vlad the Impaler.
I've found it fascinating that Wilson was the only candidate to win the Presidency and lose his home state and he did it as an incumbent who benefitted from a split among his competitors.
More and more each day I doubt that Rudy will beat Hillary.