I think that many of us have all but conceded that Rudy will not get the pro-ferret vote.
Why NOT? Don't those Ferrets realise that Rudy is the only one who can beat Hillary? Do you think those ferrets want to live in a country with Clinton as President?
Surely they will understand that Giuliani, as President, will not ban ferrets. That's a local and state matter.
Remember, as Mayor of New York City, Giuliani really had no choice but to ban ferrets -- it's what the mayor is expected to do.
Anyway, banning ferrets was the right thing to do for the city. Sure, it goes against our freedoms, but people have to realise that freedom has to be tempered by protection, that sometimes people don't really know what they want, and the good conservative thing to do is to save them from themselves. The end justifies the means.