The unions love that.
***So the blue collar democrats who vote their pocket books might vote for him? That proves that he has wide appeal. The illegal immigration thing is another one with wide appeal across party lines. Prop 187 passed in caleefornia with heavy MSM drumbeating against it, low polls, liberal electorate, and it passed with a good margin. When you have the right approach to issues that resonate, you win elections. Rudy has the wrong approach to issues that resonate with the socon base, so he splits the base. Then he's going to go after the same middle ground voters that Hillary owns, and as soon as the MSM turns on him he won't even have Bob Dole's numbers.
Which is better for the party, [win or lose the election] a republican who splits the base (perhaps permanently) or one who solidifies the base and draws middle class crossover votes?
Obviously the one who solidifies the base, although it's hard to argue that Rudy or McCain would not draw crossover votes as well.
It's a moot point, though. Hunter will have to have $100 million in his campaign warchest in order to conduct the advertising blitz required for the February 5 mega-primary date. How do you amass that when you're an unknown? You don't.
Hunter's odds of winning are about those of winning the lottery, which is the only way he'll get the funds to compete.