If elected, I believe he would. After election, the base can be ignored. (FWIW, I think Pres. Bush and the ‘pubs were hurt more on the spending and big gov’t issues than anything else in 2006)
“If elected, I believe he would. After election, the base can be ignored”
Not if Rudy wants to slap around his fellow big spending repubs in congress. He will really need the base then.
I agree the worst thing W did was painting all the socons as big spenders...thus creating the current rift between the social conservatives and the fiscal libertarian/ conservatives being played out now. Denny Hastert and W with their big spending ways have ripped the Reagan coalition. Rudy is just the beneficiary,