There is a degree of venom.
This is a conservative site.
The owner of this site is a conservative with a VERY clear mission statement which amounts to a declaration of war against liberalism and those that promote. Rudy in his own words shares a similiar philosophy to Hillary's, minus the war.
This is NOT a Republican forum. Hostility to a Liberal is not restricted to those on the Democrat aisle. Rudy seeks to lead the only party that remotely is open to conservatisism. This in turn is going to result in a backlash from conservatives.
If you do not like the atmosphere, remember you chose to register on a website that did not falsely advertise itself as anything less then unapologetically conservative and hostile to liberalism. If people supporting a liberal Republican are intimidated by that, again, they chose the wrong website to register at. Worse, they may want to rethink their decision to be active in presidential politics because it will become far more dirty and heated as days go by and, yes, Rudy and his supporters are NO different. Marquis of Queensbury rules don't fly in national politics. You'll get rolled by the other guy that wants it more. Rudy knows that, he didn't get elected in N.Y. by playing by a gentlemen's code so let's stop the false impressions that hunter supporters are without class while your guy, his staff and his supporters are a cut above. It won't fly.
I have been here since 1999. You don't have to lecture me about FR.