[aligncare]

Well, I haven’t retreated — yet.

Mr. Giuliani’s recent comments have shaken things up here at Free Republic, that is certain. He indeed has shaken me up.

But, I am waiting to hear how this plays out in the real world of national Republican politics.

Of course this brings a question to mind. When the polls turn south on Mr. Giuliani...will all of you who put NO stock in the polls that showed Mr. Giuliani in the lead, will you then concede that the polls had been an accurate reflection of Republican opinion?

[flashbunny]

At this point polls are an indication of name recognition. They always are when starting anew. As polls move forward in time, they tend to reflect people starting to know what the candidates stand for.

[Ultra Sonic 007]

I personally don’t care about polls until primary time (that’s why I despise all of these opinion polls that are supposed to be a representation of the entire country when they poll only 1,000 people out of over 150,000,000 adults). Come winter, I’ll be putting more stock into them; by that time, people will be more educated about the candidates and their positions.

But for the time being, I don’t really care. It’s all name recognition and celebrity factor.

[xsmommy]

will all of you who put NO stock in the polls that showed Mr. Giuliani in the lead, will you then concede that the polls had been an accurate reflection of Republican opinion?

they are an accurate reflection of Republican opinion a yr+ out from a primary, when the rank and file voters are not really focusing on the election, or on the relative positions of the candidates. that is what the polls represent.

[Alberta's Child]

When the polls turn south on Mr. Giuliani...will all of you who put NO stock in the polls that showed Mr. Giuliani in the lead, will you then concede that the polls had been an accurate reflection of Republican opinion?

Only if all of you who insisted that "Rudy is the only one who can beat Hillary" will stop that tiresome nonsense, too. :-P