So many now claim they will not. I wonder if they will follow through with that. We can forgive making the mistake of letting the Clintonsn win with 3rd party votes in '92. None of us really understood just how evil and destructive they were then. Although many of us sure suspected it. But now...To vote 3rd party out of anger at the GOP choice and let them in again? That seems a crime to me. And certainly an enormous disservice to our country and to conservative causes for many years to come.
Clinton caused the 1994 GOP Revolution. It was worth it. Ending a 40 year LOCK on the Congress was absolutely worth it.
I concede that I agree with Hunter on many more issues than Giuliani. Perhaps you could answer a few questions for me. If George Allen could not win in Virginia, how will Duncan Hunter? If Rick Santorum could not win in PA, how will Duncan Hunter? If Jim Talent could not take MO in an off year election when fewer Dems vote, how will Duncan Hunter? I know Giuliani will take PA because Specter does. I want to back a winner more than I want to support an ideology. For a few years there, the most important conversations were taking place within the party. We need to get back to that point. Once we shut out Nancy Pelosi, then I'll be happy to fight within the party. Until then, winning must take precedence over ideology.
Really?
Given the fact (see post #5) that a vote for Rudy is virtually a vote for Hillary and the DNC platform, how can there be any actual harm in voting one's conscience for a conservative, 3rd party candidate instead of Rudy.
Now a party hack will consider a "D" in the White House instead of an "R" in the White House actual harm to the party and the country. (in that order)
I would humbly suggest that the actual harm to the country and party (in that order)is running a "D" as an "R" against a "D" in the general election and telling the Republican voters to suck it up and vote against the other party with scary tales of what will happen if the democratic candidate wins the white house all the while ignoring the fact that regardless of which candidate wins a demoncratic candidate will win the white house. So, one must ask are during this election am I putting party in front of principle.
Doing so is definately causing actual harm to the country and party. (in that order)
I won't vote third party. I will go to the polls and just leave the box for president blank.
Than the GOP better get off it's butt and start getting a conservative so we don't have to go through that. I don't blame people who have convictions but GOP who does not understand who the voters are.