STOP RUDY PING
Nah - way too many pics of Rudy G in women's clothing for him to get many votes.
The money line.
Aw, c’mon, Team Republican says, nobody who purports to be socially conservative, evangelical, or who voted twice for Ronald Reagan will be able to muster a vote for Hillary over Rudy.Probably right. But voting for her isn’t the only option. When the electorate isn’t excited about the candidates, they are capable of staying home — particularly those who don’t much care to think political thoughts 24/7 and are not enthused about the choices. There are others of us who will either leave the presidential portion of the ballot unmarked or decide for the first time in our lives to vote, say, the Constitution Party.
Only a moron would fail to notice that a non-vote for Rudy would redound to Hillary's benefit.
Gun grabber.......strike 1
Pro abortion......strike 2
Pro illegal immigration....strike 3
"How much do we HATE Hillary" is a crappy reason to cast a vote. Does Rudy give me something to believe in is a better question, and one of the reasons why this story will have more merit than some people give it. People will sit at home, and likely in bigger numbers if Hillary's out -ie how much do we hate Bill Richardson, or Obama, or whoever.
I hate to say this: But it looks like a McCain and Guiliani ticket opposing a Hillary plus Obama ticket. I know it is really too early too tell. Mitt Romney may surprise me. But it looks like McCain-Guiliani today to me.
And for sure getting somebody like A. Fortas, T. Marshall, R. Ginsburg, and/or S. Breyer? Of course, a Republican president may appoint a 'wrong' person as well, but with a Democrat as a president and Democrat Congress, we'll get 100% liberal. If this happens for 8 yrs, God help us.
The author sounds like a spoiled child.
Giuliani/Kyl 2008!
I don't like Rudy at all - his being an enthusiastic gun-grabber with authoritarian leanings rules him out for me, and being a generally liberal person on domestic issues doesn't help...
...BUT...
...anyone who says that they'll stay home or vote 3rd party if it is a Rudy-Hitlery race next November is, IMHO, sorely lacking in judgment.
Why? Because we are a 2 party nation. Except for the odd statehouse race every few years and 1 or 2 Congressional seats, all races of national importance go to someone with an R or a D after their name. That's a fact, like it or not, and has been for over 100 years and will continue to be for the forseeable future. That means that failing to vote for Little Evil in the General Election makes the election of Big Evil a far more likely event.
IMHO, you vote for and contribute to the person you like the most in the primaries, and you hold your nose and vote for the least bad candidate in November. I'd have thought that conservatives would have learned that lesson with the Bush v. Clinton race of 1992.
I think Rudy would probably beat Hillary. But I'm not sure Hillary will get the nomination. And put Rudy against someone like Evan Bayh and he'd lose.