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RUDY WINNING OVER 'RIGHT' PEOPLE
NY Post ^ | September 3, 2007 | CARL CAMPANILE

Posted on 09/04/2007 7:17:53 AM PDT by presidio9

Rudy Giuliani - the thrice-married presidential candidate who staunchly supported abortion rights, gun control and gay rights as the Big Apple's mayor - is receiving a surprising level of support from social and religious conservatives.

A recent Diageo/Hotline poll shows Giuliani leading the GOP field among Christian evangelicals and abortion opponents. He beats his nearest rival, ex-Sen. Fred Thompson,

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: christianvote; evangelicals; fredthompson; giuliani; poll; rudy2008
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To: presidio9
Its all in the marketing.. They saw Rudy on 9/11 on top of the rubble and they associate him with the leadership during the event.

I’m with you, I will vote for Rudy only if he wins the nomination, but not in the primaries. The only ‘R’ I would not vote for in any event is Ron Paul, but he stands about as much of a chance as a bottle of Jack Daniels going undrunk in Teddy Kennedy’s car.

21 posted on 09/04/2007 7:32:09 AM PDT by mnehring (If there's one thing that makes me sick it's when someone tries to hide behind politics- Joey Ramone)
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To: presidio9

“social and religious conservatives” = Democrats


22 posted on 09/04/2007 7:32:32 AM PDT by bigbob (2)
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To: Pharmboy

His personal life shows a pattern of terrible choices, untrustworthiness, impulsiveness,and a lack of commitment.

Not desirable traits for a President.

And the gun grabbing’s a deal breaker, too.


23 posted on 09/04/2007 7:35:53 AM PDT by Politicalmom (Of the potential GOP front runners, FT has one of the better records on immigration.- NumbersUSA)
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To: presidio9

Giuliani will take the ship down.

Any social conservative who supports Rudy is a phony.


24 posted on 09/04/2007 7:36:33 AM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain And Proud of It! Those who support the troops will pray for them to WIN!)
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To: presidio9

A lot of this is still pure name recognition. We’ve haven’t seen organized resistance by the Religious Right or the gun lobby. They’re holding their fire for now. I think they’re hoping the base will reject him without them attacking him. But I have no doubt they have ad campaigns and a series of hit pieces ready to roll as the primaries get near.


25 posted on 09/04/2007 7:36:59 AM PDT by George W. Bush ("I don't know where bin Laden is. I have no idea and really don't care. It's not that important.")
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To: presidio9

No he’s not.


26 posted on 09/04/2007 7:40:21 AM PDT by freekitty (May the eagles long fly over our beautiful and free American sky.)
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To: presidio9

"Wait... Thompson's announcing on Thursday?!...
Anything we can dig up on him?!?"

(Given the picture in the article, I had to...)

Remember... you can't spell "Rudolph Giuliani" without RINO.

27 posted on 09/04/2007 7:40:30 AM PDT by GCC Catholic (Sour grapes make terrible whine.)
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To: GCC Catholic

28 posted on 09/04/2007 7:41:12 AM PDT by mnehring (If there's one thing that makes me sick it's when someone tries to hide behind politics- Joey Ramone)
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To: presidio9

NYC reporters tying to protect their NYC candidate.

This is about as credible as the upcomming recycled, husband is a republican wife is a democrat election stories.

Perhaps we need a thread of recycled stories.


29 posted on 09/04/2007 7:42:41 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: taxcontrol

Republicans are running too many Senators. Senators are compromisers for big government. We need some conservative governors but we just don’t have any. I’ll never vote for Rudy no matter what.


30 posted on 09/04/2007 7:47:17 AM PDT by donna (If America is not a Christian nation, it will be part of the Islamic nation. Take your pick.)
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To: presidio9
[Roody Doody] is receiving a surprising level
of support from social and religious conservatives.


31 posted on 09/04/2007 7:52:03 AM PDT by Clint N. Suhks ( BUILD THE WALL, ENFORCE THE LAW!)
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To: mnehrling; SierraWasp; calcowgirl
Or, as my dad puts it, it is better to have incremental victories than devastating defeats.

That's the argument that was used with Arnold Schwarzenegger. Unfortunately we are now far, far more worse off than we would have been had the 1) the Recall had failed or 2) Bustamante had won.

In all three cases the result is an extreme liberal as Governor. In the case of Arnold he is an extreme liberal as titular head of the GOP. He has destroyed our party from within. Meanwhile when he goes around spewing his idiotic Earth-worship religion, the press cite "Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger."

So called "strategic" voting does not work. There are too many variables, and too many unknowns. Vote for the person whose views reflect yours -- period.

32 posted on 09/04/2007 7:52:58 AM PDT by ElkGroveDan (When toilet paper is a luxury, you have achieved communism.)
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To: Politicalmom

Well, yeah, but in his response to 9-11 and his anti-crime actions in NYC he showed level-headedness as well as other good traits. He just doesn’t understand the Bill of Rights and the Second Amendment.


33 posted on 09/04/2007 7:56:44 AM PDT by Pharmboy ("Liberals love humanity but hate people" Dick Armey)
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To: presidio9

B/S.


34 posted on 09/04/2007 7:58:06 AM PDT by Jim Robinson (Our God-given unalienable rights are not open to debate, negotiation or compromise!)
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To: presidio9

“Statistics can be twisted to say anything. 85% of all people know that.” - Homer Simpson


35 posted on 09/04/2007 7:59:15 AM PDT by FreeInWV
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To: ilgipper

“Rudy ranks high on the issue of leadership in the WOT”

I keep hearing this, but frankly don’t understand why people feel this way.

What has he said or done that indicates he would be a good leader in the WOT?

I’d really like to know what leads people to believe he’d be any better or worse than other candidates.


36 posted on 09/04/2007 8:06:14 AM PDT by EEDUDE
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To: presidio9
And in other news, the Post says the chocolate ration will be raised to 28gm per week!
 
I will not vote for Rudy Giuliani.
 

37 posted on 09/04/2007 8:09:08 AM PDT by VxH (One if by Land, Two if by Sea, and Three if by Wire Transfer)
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To: JamesP81

Rudy Giuliani is “leading” the GOP pack with 25%-35% of the voters. Anyone who can barely muster the support of one-third of his own party’s voters is going to have his @ss handed to him in the general election.


38 posted on 09/04/2007 8:10:45 AM PDT by Alberta's Child (I'm out on the outskirts of nowhere . . . with ghosts on my trail, chasing me there.)
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To: ilgipper
Washington, D.C. is not New York City. Nobody in the Beltway is going to answer to some lisping, effeminate freak from New York City.

What is most likely to happen here is that a left-wing Congress will look to this lisping, effeminate little freak from New York City and find a perfect partner for implementing a radical leftist agenda in this country.

39 posted on 09/04/2007 8:13:48 AM PDT by Alberta's Child (I'm out on the outskirts of nowhere . . . with ghosts on my trail, chasing me there.)
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To: Nonstatist

Frankly,

I know a lot of folks here may not want to hear it, but Rudy’s got the support because frankly he’s the best candidate... Mitts crashing and buring, no one takes McCain seriously, Thompson is nothing more than a great white hope.... more projection than anything else.

Do his views on issues clash with the hard right? Yep, on aome issues they do... but whenever you see the entire field and look at them, he’s the only one who stands out. Thompson looks presidential, in terms of appearance, but he sounds like a hedgebetter whenever he has to actually face questions.. he’s good at spouting rhetoric to friendly crowds, but crashed and burned over a simple question about whether or not he advocated for abortion rights.

I would not sit here and say Rudy is the most exciting candidate I’ve ever seen, but of the lot of R’s out there today that have any shot of winning, he’s head and shoulders above the competition. Unless someone else steps up, or a new player shows up, its his to lose.

You never know with politics, but that’s how it looks today.


40 posted on 09/04/2007 8:20:40 AM PDT by HamiltonJay
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