[stockstrader]

I have--and FR (which IS a representative sample of the CONSERVATIVE wing of the Republican Party)--has no use for Rudy.

If you want to help elect Hillary by SPLITTING and DIVIDING the Party WIDE OPEN (while demoralizing the base)--Rudy is the RIGHT MAN AT THE RIGHT TIME!!

What has happened on FR is good,,,,VERY GOOD,,,,as it portends the split that will occur in the Party if the Party does something totally stupid--like nominating a LIBERAL that is totally out-of-sync with the base.

Yes, please DO look at FR poll results....lol

[Dustbunny]

Yes, please DO look at FR poll results....lol

I did as I voted for Duncan Hunter..... LOL

[Sadecki]

FR (which IS a representative sample of the CONSERVATIVE wing of the Republican Party...

With all due respect, FR doesn't seem reflective of the GOP base at all. The widespread support here of Duncan Hunter is proof of that. He is planted deeply in the 2nd tier. With no hope of getting out. If FR really was speaking for the GOP base, Hunter would be in the top 4 at least. But he's not.

As for the other candidates that I see touted here-- McCain, Romney, Thompson, Paul, and Huckabee -- none of them live up to the brand "conservatism" that is embraced by most here. And depending on who you are talking to here, all of them have serious flaws in their conservative credentials.

In fact, The closest thing to a consensus here seems to be in the distaste for Giuliani. And he's the GOP frontrunner. Which makes it even harder to argue that FR-type conservatives are the base of the Republican party.

[Sadecki]

FR (which IS a representative sample of the CONSERVATIVE wing of the Republican Party...

With all due respect, FR doesn't seem reflective of the GOP base at all. The widespread support here of Duncan Hunter is proof of that. He is planted deeply in the 2nd tier. With no hope of getting out. If FR really was speaking for the GOP base, Hunter would be in the top 4 at least. But he's not.

As for the other candidates that I see touted here-- McCain, Romney, Thompson, Paul, and Huckabee -- none of them live up to the brand "conservatism" that is embraced by most here. And depending on who you are talking to here, all of them have serious flaws in their conservative credentials.

In fact, The closest thing to a consensus here seems to be in the distaste for Giuliani. And he's the GOP frontrunner. Which makes it even harder to argue that FR-type conservatives are the base of the Republican party.