Social Conservatives Will Run Third Party Candidate If GOP Nominates Abortion Supporter

Life Site ^ | October 2, 2007 | Hilary White

[Coleus]

"If the Republican Party nominates a pro-abortion candidate we will consider running a third-party candidate." So said a group of prominent U.S. social conservatives  alarmed at the possibility that the Republicans will nominate the pro-gay "marriage" and pro-abortion Rudolph Giuliani for President.  The New York Times reports the statement came from a break-away group at a meeting Saturday of the Council for National Policy in Salt Lake City. The statement comes as Giuliani is making a strong showing in the polls as the Republican candidate choice.

Giuliani has long held the "personally opposed but" position on abortion adopted by many Catholic political candidates supportive of abortion. This position, known as the "Cuomo dodge," was first formulated by the notorious abortion supporter and congressman-priest, Fr. Robert Drinan, and popularised in 1984 by then-New York Governor Mario Cuomo. The position has been denounced as a "deal with the devil" by faithful Catholics.  Giuliani told a group of Republican voters in South Carolina in April, "Ultimately I believe it's an individual right and a woman should make that choice." He previously stated that although he "personally opposed" abortion, "you have to leave that to a disagreement of conscience, and you have to respect the choice that somebody makes."

The conservative group at the Salt Lake City meeting included Dr. James Dobson of Focus on the Family and Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council. The group told media they had not yet identified a candidate but that most of the participants of the smaller meeting supported the resolution.  Conservative activist Richard Viguerie, one of the meeting's participants said the issue is "beyond abortion", though that is the most visible issue. "There's a general feeling among social conservatives, as well as economic conservatives, that they have been betrayed by the Republican Party," Viguerie said.  Conservatives have warned that a Giuliani nomination could split the Republican party, in which social conservatives represent a major voting bloc, thus guaranteeing a win for the Democrat candidate. Most Republican conservatives believe that infamous abortion militant Hillary Clinton will take the Democrat nomination.

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[MEGoody]

Okay ;)

[RockinRight]

Compromise can save a few lives and leave a few more dollars in my wallet. Principle does not if that principle results in your guy losing and the Dem winning.

[Jim Noble]

And most of all - he CAN’T WIN!!!! He will loose... the Catholic anti-abortion groups.

I still have an open mind on the "Rudy can't win" question.

But you must be aware that the most passionately committed pro-death Senators are all from states with large Catholic populations, and at election time they rely on their "Catholic identity" to get out the vote - so I'm not sure that Rudy won't do the same.

That is to say, the "Catholic antiabortion vote" hasn't hurt a single Catholic pro-death politician yet.

[ZULU]

“That is to say, the “Catholic antiabortion vote” hasn’t hurt a single Catholic pro-death politician yet.”

If true, its regrettable. But I doubt if that is the casein the Protestant Bible belt.

[Kevmo]

Hogwash. He’s a liberal. There’s no “agreeing to disagree” over a socialist cross-dressing, NAMBLA/NARAL supporting RINO. Don’t like what gets said about this lipstick-on-a-pig candidate? Take it up with JimRob on the Bugzapper thread.

Will FR embrace socialism to make way for Rudy Giuliani as a Republican presidential candidate?
vanity | April 21, 2007 | Jim Robinson

Posted on 04/21/2007 6:42:25 PM PDT by Jim Robinson

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1821435/posts

[joesbucks]

Two reasons. It funds the organizations that so need a frustrated social right and these people truly not only want a place at the table, they want to own the table.

[punster]

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You might as well vote for Hillary.

No doubt the liberals would help finance your efforts just to siphon more votes away from electable Republicans.
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That is true, if the religious right goes off and sulks, because they can’t have their way, the result will be President Hildabeast.