I think Land was saying he would vote for the devil before he would vote for Rudy.
You are exactly right!
When Clinton and Gore were running the first time, Dr. Land made a statement about having two So. Baptist in the White House. I took it to mean that he was sort of endorsing them.
I called his office in Nashville and was quite vocal about my feelings. It was only a day or two before, I received a letter explaining his remarks, and it wasn’t what I thought at all.