Actually, I believe a big chunk of Giuliani's lead has been from the evangelical vote. In fact, from a conversation I had just today, I'm getting the idea that the average Christian doesn't even KNOW Giuliani's stance on abortion.
Personally, I don't see where religion has played much of a role in this at all. Mostly what I see, and especially on FR, is a dislike of Rudy's pro-gun control stance. That one...gee...just doesn't sit well with voters. I recall Gore not winning his own home state of Tennessee, for example.
For me, if Rudy convinces me he will do something about illegal immigration (which I consider a national crisis right now), I will be more inclined to consider him.
>> In fact, from a conversation I had just today, I'm getting the idea that the average Christian doesn't even KNOW Giuliani's stance on abortion. <<
I'll admit it; I don't know his position on abortion. I know as a NYC mayor, he was pro-choice. I know before that, as a US attorney, he was pro-life. I know his reason for campaigning as pro-choice was a political calculation, but I also know he lost his Catholic faith, which had probably helped him to be pro-life. And I want to know which persona is the real Giuliani.