[pissant]

Becasue it is currently a name popularity contest, that’s why.

[teddyballgame]

“Becasue it is currently a name popularity contest, that’s why.”

That’s not saying much for SC voters. Not that I’m disagreeing.

[tennteacher]

True - Duncan Hunter -the real conservative.

It frustrates me that the party is so slow to recognize this.

[Calpernia]

I was an Italian in the rural south for a number of years. That was not a popular nationality. I did meet many who reassured me that they ate Italian food once :))

[GeorgefromGeorgia]

Politics is complex. Rudy has shown good leadership despite his liberal opinions on social issues. I will support him to defeat Hildebeast, if he is the nominee. Also, Romney is not impressive, Thompson is not burning up the woods. Hunter is almost perfect, but is probably not ripe for election.

[quadrant]

As a person who until a few months ago spent all his life in the South, I believe that Rudy is admired for his courage and his willingness to tackle (and best) problems in NYC that others claimed were unsolvable - and for his refusal to be browbeaten by the demagogues that haunt the NYC political scene.