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Thanks for the ping......excellent interview with a conservative who supports RUDY......

Excerpt:

Cunningham: In the last couple of weeks I've noticed Giuliani drawing support from a wider spectrum of Republicans than I would have initially expected, and would like you to comment on why you think that is.

Simon: Well, I think it is coming from the fact that leadership is going to be an very important criterion in this election, as well as national security and, I'd say, managerial skill. People know Rudy, and they have confidence in him. Just like Reagan, who was able to reach across the aisle to a group of voters subsequently titled Reagan Democrats, people who didn't necessarily agree with Ronald Reagan but who knew where he stood and knew that they could trust him. So, I think that some of those intangible qualities of leadership he clearly possesses are very important in many peoples' minds, regardless of their political stripes.