Rudy's a hardcore leftist. Opposing his run for the nomination as hard as possible is what someone who actually wants a conservative to win the nomination would do.
I don't oppose ANYONE's run for the nomination--it's a free country. Doesn't mean I have to vote for them, but the nomination process should be free and open. THAT is the conservative position--it's the libs who want to control, the conservatives who want people to have freedom to live with as little regulation as possible--remember?