FReep this poll: Giuliani vs Duncan Hunter

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[VictoryGal]

Another PROUD vote for DUNCAN HUNTER!!!!

Hunter '08

[OB1kNOb]

Done. 61.1% to 27.5% - GO HUNTER !!

[Kevmo]

Jim:

In the previous poll,

http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/poll?poll=171;results=1

the unnamed socon got ~90% and there was about 9% Hillary/Other. In this poll, the named socon gets 60% with ~40% going to other. That suggests to me that there are about 30% of freepers who aren't lined up with the socon. Now, some of that can be attributed to lack of name recognition, lack of confidence in Hunter's electability, falling for the solib hoodwink, but how much? There aren't as many socons on Free Republic as what I would have expected.

[Jim Robinson]

It suggests to me that if a conservative gets the nod he will get full support of the vast majority of all Republicans whether conservative, moderate or socially liberal. On the other hand, if a social liberal gets the nod, he will lose a substantial portion of the conservative vote. My guess is he will lose more conservatives than he gains liberals so will lose to Hillary.

[Kevmo]

Yes, I see the same thing.

That, and one other recent poll shows that should the solib get the vote, he seems to run the risk of breaking up the party.

http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/poll?poll=172;results=1




The Looming GOP Rift: Will the Right Secede?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/1791057/posts?page=133

[upsdriver]

I believe you're right, Jim. I'd have a hard time supporting a party clearly moving leftward. I would rather lose the election, not to teach the party a lesson as some are quick to accuse me of, but rather to save the party.

Then we could regroup and come back stronger than ever. But if a Guilianni type were to win, I fear the party would be lost.

[NoneOfTheAbove]

I refuse to vote for ANOTHER big government, big spending RINO. Duncan Hunter's voting record in Congress shows him to be worse than even the deplorable record of the average Republican. No thanks. I'll wait for a conservative to announce.

American Conservative Union: 2005: 92%, 2004: 87%, Lifetime Score: 92%, That makes him tied for 120th place among active Congressmen in Lifetime Score

Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW): 109th: 71%, 108th: 51%, Lifetime: 70%, 2% below the Republican House Average Lifetime Score of 73%

National Taxpayers Union (NTU): 2005: 56%, 2004: 56%, Lifetime: 63%, 1% below the Republican House Average of 64%, Average of 130th place among Representatives.

Club For Growth: 2005: 49%, 187th place out of roughly 230 Republicans: Here are some of the more troubling votes: YES on No Child Left Behind, YES on Sarbanes-Oxley, YES on the 2003 Medicare Drug Benefit, YES on 2005 Highway Bill, YES on the 527 bill. Hunter also went 0 for 19 on the Flake anti-pork amendments. Despite being a member of the Republican Study Committee, Hunter frequently votes NO on their fiscally conservative annual budgets.

Wastewatcher, January 2006: "Buy America" Rips Off America “Buy America” provisions have been inserted into legislation, especially defense bills, for many years. Usually, such provisions are removed from the final version of the defense legislation. That happened late last year, when Senate leaders and administration officials convinced House Armed Services Committee Chairman Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) to drop the provision from the fiscal 2006 Defense Authorization Act, which was then signed into law by President Bush. The Buy America clause would have blocked the Pentagon from buying military equipment from international companies that receive government subsidies. The removal of this language constitutes a victory for taxpayers and national security. More competition in Defense procurement can only result in better value for taxpayers and improved equipment for military personnel.

[Syncro]

On adultery: A woman's physical satisfaction was more important than any marriage vow, Sanger believed

Wow, that quote certainly explains a lot to me. Thanks.

[Altura Ct.]

That, and one other recent poll shows that should the solib get the vote, he seems to run the risk of breaking up the party.

I think you are absolutely right. The party is already in a precarious position and a liberal nominee will permanently split the fracture.

[fightu4it]

"Newt is NOT going to run."

Then I'm probably NOT GOING TO VOTE.

[Kevmo]

You might find this thread reinforces your point.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/1791057/posts?page=152

[Altura Ct.]

Wow, I guess it does. Thanks for the link.

That last post(155) was kind of 'special".

“'Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.”
-Thomas Paine