Posted on 04/25/2007 9:37:29 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
When I tell my liberal friends and associates that there are only a handful of Republicans that I would vote for before Hillary Clinton, the response is universally the same. I get a blank stare, followed by the question: "do you really think Rudy Giuliani can win the Republican nomination?"
If you've read about my infatuation with the Giuliani candidacy, you know my answer is YES. While Democrats like to fall in love with a candidate—Howard Dean or Senator Obama, for example—Republicans prefer picking winners.
With notable exceptions, like the 2002 California Gubernatorial race—Republicans recognize that they, like the Democrats, are a minority party. And yes, the Religious Right will vote for Rudy Giuliani just like they voted for Arnold Schwarzenegger in California in 2003 and again in 2006.
While most Republicans would rather support a candidate who opposed abortion rights and supported the Second Amendment, they also realize that, after seven years of George W. Bush's religious-right mobilization efforts, Americans would be hard pressed to elect such a person.
Republicans don't like being losers. Being losers is why people become Democrats.
Rudy Giuliani offers the best and most practical hope to fight off the evil empire of American politics—the Clinton Family—because he remains a national hero and is not tarnished by the Iraq war. What's more, Giuliani's "urban conservative" message of freedom for all evokes the origins of the Grand Old Party—while chipping away at the core voter base of the Democrats.
Giuliani's electability is what will get Religious voters to support him—and some will do so even enthusiastically.
If you don't believe me, then just follow the money. Campaign logic would say that Rudy Giuliani, the more moderate—dare I say liberal—Republican would be sweeping in campaign dollars from urban areas, where Republicans have more libertarian leanings. Meanwhile, Mitt Romney, the born-again religious conservative, should be raking in the dough from suburban, ex-urban and rural areas where like-minded folks call home.
Campaign logic, however, would be wrong.
Romney leads Republicans in fundraising nationwide—but also in Los Angeles and its most liberal zip-codes of Beverly Hills, Hollywood and the Westside. Giuliani, on the other hand, wins the fundraising battle in the neighborhoods West of the 405 of Brentwood and Pacific Palisades with a higher concentration of single-family homes.
This anomaly is more stark when you look at the numbers from across the State. Romney is raising more money in urban areas like Sacramento, San Diego and San Francisco. Giuliani is taking in the preponderance of dollars in faraway places like Yolo County, Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Napa, Salinas, the Inland Empire and Fresno.
If you looked at a map of fundraising by County in California, Giuliani would win the Red Counties and Romney would take the Blue. It is as if Mitt Romney were the GOP's Phil Angelides.
Look no further than the case of Real Estate Developer/Hotelier C. Frederick Wehba if you need more convincing. The passionately evangelical Christian—who started his own church in Beverly Hills and is a major contributor to George Bush and the RNC. C. Frederick is backing Rudolph Giuliani in 2008, as are Bill Simon and many others in the Christian Community.
Without Ted Haggard to tell them how to vote, Republicans of all stripes seem to be coming to the same conclusion—that the perfect should not be the enemy of the good, especially when the cost of failure is a sequel to President Clinton.
But that will getcha banned.
I DO!!
have any fig newtons?
“They” were going to allow the taxpayers to keep more of their OWN money so Rooty threw a liberal fit.
Rooty is no different that any big city Rat, he wants more of the citizens money and fights against tax cuts.
There is nothing conservative about him. He just a big city liberal that likes to dress in drag.
You're Sarah Conner (from Terminator 2) effing nuts.
If Rudy's nominated, conservative activists and volunteers will not be energized. They're not going to do anything to help Rudy, like knocking on doors and getting the vote out. The MSM is going to shred Rudy on his social issues and divorces and liberal voters will just vote for the Rat.
There are Christians and there are christians.
hey, the thread isnt about that anymore
keep up
The only disruptor is YOU, pushing a vile and socialist Republican that's splitting the party and its supporters.
You've become the new MurryMom.
Whatever...I don’t talk to 3 year olds posting on their Mommy’s computer.
Whoa..
I’d hit the abuse button...but..
I’D HIT IT
HIT IT HARD
I'd rather be banned from an online forum than let my country down by being so self-centered and self-righteous as to allow Hillary or any other Democrat harm this country anymore than they already have. The Republican party IS a big tent but there are those who are tearing that down and trying to set up a "pup" tent instead. I've said it before and I'll say it again, "the far right is to the Republican party what the far left is to the Democrat party". Extremism on both sides of the aisle disregards the views of those who are in the middle or just left or right of center.
We’re not alone. :)
Actually, they are erecting a Revival Tent.
Wall erects a tent every night.
You say that about all men.
LOL
and I mean it
“Christians for Rudy? That is a oxymoron if I ever heard of one.”
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Real Christians don’t vote for baby killing gay lovers.
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