Read the comprehensive list a few posts up - it will enlighten you about Rudy's economic philosophy.
Elections are usually won on the economy (unless we're at war) and Rudy's got the goods on both those issues.
Or would you prefer a pure Stalinist who WILL try to introduce gay marriage, who WILL try to ban all guns, who WILL try to ban homeschooling - not to mention appoint HUNDREDS of Federal Judges who will make sure to 'make it so.'
Getting a clue now?
P.S. I don't know who Duncan Hunter is, I don't care who Duncan Hunter is (because his chance of being elected is 0.00000%), and people who are on bandwagons of unknown House Representatives are detached from reality....
Hey! Now there's a tagline in there somewhere!
Your post describes a NYC liberal. Take your pick. Two are in the lead. One (R/L), the other (D/L). Same philosophy, different letter of the alphabet.
In other words, he drifted to the left. He also alientated the NRA.
Leftward Ho! is not the course to set for electoral success in the GOP. Reagan showed that to the Rockefeller Republicans, who seem hell-bent to unlearn that lesson.
"Or would you prefer a pure Stalinist who WILL try to introduce gay marriage, who WILL try to ban all guns, who WILL try to ban homeschooling - not to mention appoint HUNDREDS of Federal Judges who will make sure to 'make it so.'"
If we have to choose between 2 liberals in the election, there will be no winners. I see little difference between these 2.
I suspect that AWB #1 probably didn't help matters either, though I wasn't following issues back then enough to know how much it hurt.