Rudy will do better than anyone thinks. He is a hard campaigner. He has lots of leadership experience. That experience is going to pay dividends. He is particularly good at inspiring his troops to work like trojans for him. He will win more California districts than his competitors believe, including some suburban ones. He will win more delegates in Dixie than most observers are willing to credit him at this time. Rudy spent thousands of hours campaigning for GOP candidates in Dixie in ‘04 and ‘06. Fred needs to step it up with more than folksy one-liners if he is going to wrest the nomination from Rudy. I’m a conservative who will vote for Fred if I think he can beat Hillary. Otherwise, I’m going with Rudy. His liberalism on social issues irks me, but not as much as the thought Bubba and the Mrs. back in the White house for eight years. Most conservatives do not comprehend just how anti-GOP of a mood has swept over the Republic. I don’t see Fred as having the capacity to buck that trend at this time. I see Rudy as a winner in all the states Bush took plus Pa, NJ, Conn., Minn., and Wisc. I see Fred taking most of the Dole “L” but not taking OH, Iowa, or NM. I hope I’m wrong about Fred, but his history does not lend me much encouragement.
How do you expect a liberal Republican to win with a 3rd party Conservative in the race ? Fred’s not just the best candidate, he’s the only candidate.
Mayor Linguine (Censored) is too oily to win as a Republican. The only people who win office with a parade of trashy women and ethically challenged friends are Democrats. Rudy supporters should not forget this.