It's not that. It's that their major priority is the WOT.
And there are two problems with their approach. First, just about every GOP candidate supports the WoT. And second, what is Rudy's experience in fighting terrorism? His limited record is underwhelming. He refused to move the NY ECC from WTC, away from a known terrorist target. He pushed a corrupt crony for the most important anti-terror job in the country. And his response to the 1997 Empire State Building terror attack was ... to call for more federal gun control laws.
Do YOU want a guy in the Oval Office who uses firearms-related terror attacks to rationalize more gun control?
Well then, they have a pretty crappy way of showing it.
Sure, IMHO Rudy will be solid as a rock on the WOT. But with the exception of the traitorous Ron Paul, there is not a single GOP candidate who is going to lay down for the Islamofascists. Not one. So if their real priority is the WOT, they should be happy as clams because we'll have a fighter no matter who wins the nomination.
I still haven't had anyone give me a reason that Rudy would be tougher than Hunter, McCain or Thompson on the war. All they want to talk about is how Thompson is really a pro-choicer, or how we can only win if we run a lib. The only time they talk about the war is to bring out the President Hillary boogieman.