Why, would that change your mind? At this point, fifteen months away from an election, I would question the depth of support for any presidential candidate. But what is happening here on FR is being laughed at on other sites, both left and right. FR is attempting to destroy its own best chance of winning an election. People here will do their best to destroy Rudi, McCain, Romney and yes, even Newt. The left doesn't have to spend a dime researching, it's all here.
People here have to gather a bit of realism to add to their "social" zeal. Hunter, Tancredo, Brownback and others simply do not have the money nor national backing to seriously entertain their candidacy. They do offer ideas that should be listened to by the major candidates, but as with the Democrat candidates in 2004, offer little more than entertainment to the electorate.
Oh, really, and which other sites are those?
To the contrary, the Rockefeller Wing of the party is trying, as it always does, to grab the wheel and lurch the bus leftward right into the path of oncoming Democrats. We're just trying to stay in our lane to avoid a political catastrophe.
If that is how you see it, why waste your time? To this point I have seen no converts to Rudyism on the board. But, I have seen one poster express some reservations for previous support.
Once again, this is the process. True to the board's founding principles, we hold to actual values. We do not discard them in the face of popular opinion, which can turn on a dime. Sorry if that befuddles some.