80% of the republican platform? Please, thats nonsense to make such a claim.
While some social conservatives hate Rudy, and certainly he’s not the most social conservative guy out there, to claim he disagrees with 80% of the platform is nonsense.
Might want to go read the entire Republican Platform as adopted in 2004 before you make such ludicrous claims:
http://www.gop.com/media/2004platform.pdf
Well over 1/3 of the document is dedicated to winning the war on Terror, so even if Rudy scored a ZERO on the rest (which he doesn’t), he’d be at 66% disagreement, another 1/3 of the document he’s hardly in disagreement across the board... so you are down to even if zero on everything else would be 33% disagreement, which he’s not.
Based on the adopted platform, there is maybe 10%-20% where you can claim Rudy doesn’t support the republican platform, which would be more spin than reality, and would be primarily on social issues, not core party principles.
The nonsensical claim that Rudy isn’t a republican is just inanity, hard social conservatives are in the primary, and they are not getting above a few percentage points in the polls.... So, those who are completely motivated by them need to organize better, or pick better people to run. Not make outlandish and completely false and ignorant claims about those who are running and winning.
My biggest worry is that he'll lose a big chunk of the 2nd Amendment crowd and the pro-lifers and Federalists, before the election. In that case, if he wins anyway, he won't give 2 craps about the base and we're back in McCain-like situation where the President doesent feel he has to even pretend to be a Republican any more. I dont think a "conservative" party can survive that (not should it).
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Giuliani | Clinton | Dem Platform | GOP Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abortion on Demand | Supports | Supports | Supports | Opposes |
| Partial Birth Abortion | Supports Opposed NY ban |
Supports | Supports | Opposes |
| Overturning Roe v. Wade | Opposes | Opposes | Opposes | Supports |
| Taxpayer Funded Abortions | Supports | Supports | Supports | Opposes |
| Embryonic Stem Cell Research | Supports | Supports | Supports | Opposes |
| Federal Marriage Amendment | Opposes | Opposes | Opposes Defined at state level |
Supports |
| Gay Domestic Partnership/ Civil Unions |
Supports | Supports | Supports | Opposes |
| Openly Gay Military | Supports | Supports | Supports | Opposes |
| Defense of Marriage Act | Opposes | Opposes | Opposes | Supports |
| Amnesty for Illegal Aliens | Supports | Supports | Supports | Opposes |
| Special Path to Citizenship for Illegal Aliens |
Supports | Supports | Supports | Opposes |
| Tough Penalties for Employers of Illegal Aliens |
Opposes | Opposes | Opposes | Supports |
| Sanctuary Cities/ Ignoring Immigration Law |
Supports | Supports | Supports | Opposes |
| Protecting 2nd Amendment | Opposes |
Opposes | Opposes Supports bans |
Supports |
| Confiscating Guns | Supports Confiscated as mayor. Even bragged. |
Supports | Supports Supports bans |
Opposes |
| 'Assault' Weapons Ban | Supports | Supports | Supports | |
| Frivolous Lawsuits Against Gun Makers |
Supports Filed One Himself |
Supports | Opposes | |
| Gun Registration/Licenses | Supports | Supports | Opposes | |
| War in Afghanistan | Supports | Supports Voted for it |
Supports | Supports |
| War in Iraq | Supports | Varies Voted for it |
Supports Weak support |
Supports |
| Patriot Act | Supports | Supports Voted for it 2001 & 2006 |
Opposes | Supports |
Well, I don't consider myself a "social conservative" and my opposition to Rudy is more on fiscal issues and his LIBERAL record, than anything else.
You folks who want to paint everyone that is offended by his assault on gun rights, his appointment of liberal judges, his autocratic leadership style, etc. as "Hard Right" are losing that propaganda war. The more people look, the more they find reasons to reject this Trojan Horse.
The same arguments were made to sell Schwarzenegger. Thanks a lot for that. You folks should be proud. (NOT!)