[HamiltonJay]

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.

[calcowgirl]

Do his views on issues clash with the hard right? Yep, on aome issues they do...

"Hard right"?????

The guy does not support 80% of the Republican platform!

Your kind of "anything to win" logic is what is destroying conservatism.

Vote for Schwarzenegger Giuliani. He can win!

[jammer]

You make good points. That’s why the Dems (Lizard Queen) will probably win—their best candidate at this point is whoever can win the Republican nomination.

[MamaB]

Baloney. He is not a conservative and has never been one. He has too many negatives to win.

[Valin]

” 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”

Be careful! Statements like that will get you banned.