[jr48154]

Maybe a new day had dawned, in which enough social conservative voters would put security concerns ahead of the culture wars to nominate a liberal Republican

I still don't think so. Whoever is chosen for the Republican nomination will need to be both tough on national security and a defender of the right to life.

Rudy's fundamental flaws: Conservatives see abortion as an underlying part of a cultural struggle. Rudy sees it as an issue to overcome. Conservatives see the traditional family as the building block of a culture. Rudy sees it as, well, optional.

[hunter112]

Rudy sees it as an issue to overcome.

You know the old saying, "When a Republican endorses free and easy abortion, a televangelist dies."

I think social conservatives just got a reminder why they don't want Rudy.