Rudy at Regent

Weekly Standard ^ | 7/9/07 | Matthew Continetti

[wolfinator]

Thanks, Valin. I hadn’t heard about this!

[Reagan Man]

>>>>>When I read things like your reply .... Just to tick people like you off.

Doesn't tick me me off how you waste your money. Just exposing the liberalism of Rooty Toot.

[calcowgirl]

He says the party is composed of seven groups: Dennis Miller Republicans, Government-Knows-Best Republicans, Moralists, Bush Hawks, Fortress America Republicans, Heartland Republicans, and Free Marketers.

Those are really strange categories. I can't find myself described in any single category. Of course, I have no idea what the definition of half of these are.

[ellery]

The third prong in Giuliani's strategy is what you might call "divide and conquer." Social conservatives may be the single largest group in the Republican coalition, but they do not constitute a majority. Last week GOP pollster Tony Fabrizio released a study of the Republican electorate. He says the party is composed of seven groups: Dennis Miller Republicans, Government-Knows-Best Republicans, Moralists, Bush Hawks, Fortress America Republicans, Heartland Republicans, and Free Marketers. For now, Giuliani leads among all groups. He draws his strongest support from Free Marketers, Heartland Republicans, and Government-Knows-Best Republicans.

No mention of small-government, small-l libertarian conservatives? We still exist, you know.

[Valin]

I’d put them in the “Heartland Republicans, and Free Marketers” republicans.

For course as always, I reserve my god given right to be wrong.

[ellery]

Giuliani is NOT a libertarian. He’s the opposite — an authoritarian. Aside from abortion, there’s nothing he doesn’t think the government should control.