And there is a reason Lieberman beat Lamont. Americans are basically conservative IMO - though not in the vein of Buchanan, or other righties of that sort. They tend to vote for the sane middle of the conservative spectrum, a la Reagan, and IMO, Rudy. I think Fred Thompson will be seen that way too, if he gets into it. On the right, but not heavy on the moralizing, or rigid.
In other words, amiable, as Reagan was. Not strident in his views or demeanor. That goes a long way with the American people.
veronica wrote: “Americans... tend to vote for the sane middle of the conservative spectrum, a la Reagan, and IMO, Rudy.”
Veronica, Rudy comes from nowhere on the political spectrum even remotely close to Ronald Reagan. Consider the VoteMatch questionnaire responses of the two:
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topic 1: Abortion is a woman’s right
Reagan: Opposes
Giuliani: Strongly Favors
topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws
Reagan: Opposes
Giuliani: Strongly Favors
topic 4: Permit prayer in public schools
Reagan: Strongly Favors
Giuliani: Opposes
topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage
Reagan: Opposes
Giuliani: No Opinion
topic 6: Privatize Social Security
Reagan: Strongly Favors
Giuliani: No Opinion
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership
Reagan: No Opinion
Giuliani: Opposes
topic 13: Support & expand free trade
Reagan: Strongly Favors
Giuliani: No Opinion
Conclusions:
Ronald Reagan is a Hard-Core Conservative
Rudy Giuliani is a Moderate Libertarian
http://www.issues2000.org/Ronald_Reagan_VoteMatch.htm
http://www.ontheissues.org/Rudy_Giuliani.htm
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Now, what was that about Rudy and Reagan both being from the “middle of the conservative spectrum?” Neither one is or was.
Ya know, Veronica, that’s the thing that bothers me the most about Rudynistas. You folks are so poorly informed that it’s really, really scary.