Hillary is a shrill bitch. Bloomberg is a whiny little wuss who can't hold a candle to Rudy, but will steal votes from Hillary.
And, whatever else he represents, Rudy is still seen as a hero -- not only for his behavior on and following 9/11, but also for the fact that he can legitimately say that he cleaned up New York City from its previous identity as a haven for thugs and thieves.
I'm conservative -- and given a choice between those three, I would vote for Rudy in a heartbeat. As would most conservatives: the alternatives are too hideous to contemplate.
Again, though -- Rudy's not really in the game. It's a theoretical discussion only.
I see no evidence that most conservatives would vote for Rudy. And for your contention to be true, they would have to.
I’ve watched the polls for a year. You know who wins the Republican majority of the vote? No one.
There is a reason Thompson is rising so fast in the polls. All those undecideds that outnumbered what the other three were polling, are breaking towards him. before his entrance they were sitting this election out undeclared. Of all signs concerning what conservatives will and will not do, I find that telling.
I also find telling the pro-life block “leaders” have been making it very clear they will not support nor vote for Rudy. their word holds weight with that crucial block of voters Reublicans need to win. One went so far to say he’d vote third party.
I find it telling the owner of this site has made it very clear where he stands on a rudy candidacy and taken strides to campaign against him here no matter whether he won the nomination or not.
I don’t believe, as you do, most conservatives would back him. I need better evidence then Hillary is shrill, given using pelosi as a ghost didn’t work in 2006.
And Bloomberg is just as likely to take from rudy’s liberal base as Hillary. Again, it all comes back to conservative’s intent. And the examples I put above give ample reason to believe they’d be chilly to rudy under any circumstance.