Posted on 02/24/2007 8:56:14 AM PST by FairOpinion
The former mayor of New York City gets the nod as the Republican candidate for president in last week's Business Pulse survey.
We asked: "Who should the Republicans pick as their 2008 presidential candidate?"
The results:
Rudy Giuliani, former mayor, New York City, 44 percent;
Sen. John McCain, Ariz., 27 percent;
Mitt Romney, former governor, Mass., 12 percent;
Tommy Thompson, former governor, Wis., 3 percent;
Mike Huckabee, former governor, Ark., 3 percent;
Sen. Sam Brownback, Kan., 3 percent;
Rep. Ron Paul, Texas, 2 percent;
Rep. Duncan Hunter, Calif., 1 percent;
Jim Gilmore, former governor, Va., no votes.
Rudy will be fully vetted. Clearly it will be a good test run to see how he'll fare in the General election.
The Ds won't use any more viscious, mean-spirited name-calling and personal attacks that what is being tossed out here. Our folks are doing a great job on the practice squad, thanks.
If Rudy's campaign can't overcome this trash in the primaires, then he doesn't deserve to run for Prez.
But if -- if he does overcome ya'lls personal smears -- He'll trounce any D with a stick.
Rudy being over 50% bodes well for Republicans and poorly for Hillary.
I have no doubt that Hunter will be able to double---even TRIPLE his poll numbers.
Courage!
I'm going to chime in here. I want Mitt to win. He and I think very much alike, but neither I nor Mitt is going to be elected president in 08. As for Stevens, his replacement will be the most significant factor in whether Roe v. Wade is overturned or modified. No president will have the power to change the law on abortion, or gay marriage, or anal intercourse. So the only concern I have about Giuliani is that he will not be as strong an advocate for life as President Bush. Giuliani has however said that he would appoint a justice who will not attempt to rewrite the constitution as the Court did in Roe.
The thing is, if Newt was there, the results would be skewed differently. Some who would probably vote for Newt threw their vote to Guiliani when they didn't see Newt's name.
I keep asking and but that's all the info I'm given. That and some snide remarks because I don't blindly follow the pack.
On a side note:
It's sad to see Free Republic eating it's own. Let's leave that to the dims.
MR is the choice of the present admin. That's good enough for me.
"I have no doubt that Hunter will be able to double---even TRIPLE his poll numbers."
You forgot the sarcasm tag. ;)
Yes, real momentum. (/sarc)
People need to understand that wishes and fantasies have nothing to do with reality. Reality is that is we don't nominate a Republican who can beat Hillary, she will become president and will have a Dem Congress and we might as well learn to salute Fuhrer Hillary -- who will control us with her government run rationed healthcare and "will take things away from you for the common good". And this is no joke. She is Castro without the beard.
Get that passed and you will deserve to have lawyer in capital letters around here.
Hopefully Stevens finds his way out in 2007 sometime.
That would be me!
It looks like some Democrats did vote here, going by the posts.
Rudy/Mitt 08 ?
Track the price of prime real estate in Central America as an indicator of the way the election is going to go. Think 1960's and 70's England in terms of capital flight.
I guess they haven't seen the FR poll.
Hunter also supports the President in the Iraq war.
His main problem is that he is unelectable -- he spent his life as a US Representative, so no proven leadership qualifications (that doesn't mean he couldn't lead, but in a presidential race you have to have some track record behind you)
And the main thing -- Hillary or any Dem nominee would beat him like drum in the general election.
Basically it comes down to this: if you want Hillary to take every single state and get 85% of the popular vote, nominate Hunter. Otherwise vote for someone who can beat her, and the only one who can do that is Giuliani.
It's very simple, once one takes the emotion out of it and one is grounded in reality.
"True, but come election day, a vast majority of Americans will vote on name recognition."
Of the two candidates that make it through the primary.
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