[supercat]

There is no obligation for conservatives to jump on the Rudy bandwagon right now. If Rudy wins the nomination, I'll either bring an industrial-sized clothespin to the voting booth or move to French Polynesia, but I'm not going to support him now.

If Rudy wins the nomination and conservatives vote for him in November but don't invest any time or money beyond that, he's guaranteed to lose the election.

The only way a candidate can win is by giving people a reason not only to vote for him but also to support his campaign. Even if Rudy were running against the Devil himself, I'd rather buy $1,000 worth of guns and ammo than send $1,000 to his campaign; I'm sure I'm not alone in thinking that.

A candidate who isn't interested in conservatives' vote in 2008 isn't going to be interested in their vote in 2012. He'll thus have no reason in the intervening four years to avoid alienating them.

[Lurker]

Even if Rudy were running against the Devil himself, I'd rather buy $1,000 worth of guns and ammo than send $1,000 to his campaign; I'm sure I'm not alone in thinking that.

No you're not and you described my position most excellently.

Thanks,

L

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Post #222 well said

[nopardons]

There are many CONSERVATIVES on FR, who will not only send Rudy money, but work for his candidacy; the same is true in the REAL WORLD. And NO, no matter how many times you call us other things, we are Conservatives.