[dirtboy]

You're suggesting that pro-life Ds won't vote for a pro-choice candidate?

Gawd, why is this so hard to get Rudy boosters to understand?

Pro-life Catholic Dems and Indies were key components of the Reagan Dems. And Ohio pro-life-Catholic Dems were key swing voters for Bush in Ohio in 2004.

Having a pro-life pubbie is a key draw for getting voters from the other side to come over to the GOP. That is proven.

I can see why so many Rudy boosters believe that Rudy being pro-choice isn't a big deal - they have no understanding of pro-life crossover vote dynamics.

[Dominic Harr]

Pro-life Catholic Dems and Indies were key components of the Reagan Dems. And Ohio pro-life-Catholic Dems were key swing voters for Bush in Ohio in 2004.

Didn't these same folk vote for pro-choice candidates at other times?

I'm suggesting that these folks, while being pro-life, do not use pro-life as a litmus test. They *will* vote for pro-choice candidates. So your stating that Rudy loses all those votes no matter what is pure, unfounded speculation.

As seems to be suggested by their past voting patterns.