[Hildy]

Give me a break.....I don’t know one Guiliani supporter who would not support Thompson if the tide were in his favor. He hasn’t even announced he’s running yet.

[wagglebee]

http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/poll?poll=178;results=1

There seem to be a bunch of you Rudy Rooters who support a liberal no matter what. And if you get your way, the presidential election will be a choice between a Republican liberal and a Democrat liberal.

[CharlesWayneCT]

.....I don’t know one Guiliani supporter who would not support Thompson if the tide were in his favor

Hildy, I believe you. In fact, if Rudy was at 5% in the polls, I believe a lot of Rudy supporters would attack him and sing the praises of whoever was in first place.

But I, and apparently others, don't want to choose our candidate that way. And even some who do, can't see attacking other conservatives on "positions" when you have no interest in positions, just the "position" in the latest poll.

What I am trying to say is that FR is a conservative site to espouse conservative values, defend them against the attacks of the left, and to sell them to the nation as the only good and right way for our country to move forward.

To have those conservative principles, and their standard-bearers, torn down by people who, by their own admission, only support their candidate because "the tide is in his favor", really rubs us the wrong way.

I'd rather have a real fight over issues with a Hillary supporter, than try to argue principle and policy with people who are only attacking my views because the candidate in the lead holds other views, when the people I'm talking to could care less about what views anybody holds.