Posted on 11/15/2007 8:05:25 AM PST by eastsider
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Thursday shows Rudy Giulianis national lead growing in the race for the Republican Presidential Nomination. Giuliani attracts 28% support from Likely Republican Primary voters nationwide while four other candidates are bunched in a virtual tie for second place. Mitt Romney earns 13% of the vote. John McCain, Fred Thompson, and Mike Huckabee each attract 11%. Ron Paul's is the top choice for 6% and no other Republican candidate reaches 2% (see recent daily numbers).
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Mitt never made any such “scurrilous” accusation. However, I do remember someone remarking that Mitt was buying South Carolina! Pot. Kettle. Black.
The attacks on Bush by Democrats are very different in nature than the attacks Giuliani launches on Hillary. The Dem’s bashing is shrill, nit-picky and absurd. It’s what Limbaugh calls “Bush derangement syndrome”. Giuliani’s attacks on Hillary are thoughtful critiques of her policy objectives- particularly in the realm of taxing and spending. Giuliani then contrasts them with his own ideas and then shows why his ideas are much better than hers. Of the GOP candidates, he is the most capable of articulating and explaining the basics of conservative economic policy.
Mitt never made any such scurrilous accusation.I never said he did : )
Please copy and paste where I ever said it was easy. Oh, that's right, you can't. I never said it was. (Here's a hint: Sarcasm only works when you are being sarcastic about something the person actually said. Otherwise, it falls flat, as did the rest of your post.)
We conservatives must have patience, candidates like Reagan come along rarely
Perhaps, but they will come along less rarely if the Republican party insists on nominating the most liberal of the candidates. If the party shows that it will embrace liberalism, why should someone like a Reagan bother to run? Shouldn't we be picking the candidate that is most like Reagan, not the one who is least like him?
and there is no way to purge them, they arent going anywhere.
Fine. They just need to be aware that there are many who will not vote for Rudy in the general election, and they need to take responsibility for what their choices have wrought. (But they won't - they'd rather blame it on the conservatives who refused to vote for a liberal.)
And Republicans as a whole better understand that the more left they move, the fewer conservatives who will be going along for the ride.
Yup, and Smiling Faces-The Undisputed Truth, and The Main Ingredient, etc, etc...(can you dig it, can you dig it) LOL
Oh, and don’t forget...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVxw2zj2IsY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Em9M527Bk4
...for the kids!
What I am looking for is Huckabee to end his run as flavor of the month -- which except for IA, it looks like he has -- and for those numbers to break up the logjam.
:-)
LLS
Giuliani continues to dominate the field as he pulls even higher in these polls. His 4 closest rivals still continue to fight amongst themselves, allowing no clear challenger to Giuliani. Romney retains a 2nd place position for the 5th day in a row. Thompson loses another point and is tied for 3rd place with McCain and Huckabee. Thompson's point drop is surprising since the NRLC endorsement came 2 days ago and should be reflected in the poll results.
SHE is the enemy, and to date, Rudy's attacks have been the best, and the most constant, Romney's second.
I don’t understand how McCain has managed to stay as strong as he has. I admire his tenacity, but who’s funding him?
Excellent analysis.
Conservatives split vote while JulieAnnie walks away with the nomination.
Having a bad day, are we? : )
I was but then the PJ Patrol on FR started to entertain me by acting like they were on Russert.
A Rudy 300 ad made by a fan, found on National Review today!
Romney Caught Playing PoliticsMitt Romney's camp, using a strategy often employed by self-funding candidates, sucessfully stonewalled the Dec. 4 Iowa debate into cancellation. Romney's advantage in Iowa comes from being able to maximize paid media, and denying free media to his opponents is to his favor.
That strategy however, has drawn the ire of the Iowa Republican party. The email sent by the Iowa Republican Party political director to all the county chairs and state central committee members, per Jonathan Martin:
From: Craig Robinson
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 2:29 PM
To: 'Craig Robinson'
Subject: FOX News - RPI Debate CancelledDear Friends, Because of Mitt Romneys unwillingness to participate, the upcoming Republican Party of Iowa/FOX News Channel Presidential Debate on December 4th has been cancelled.
We are very disappointed that Iowa Republicans will not have the same opportunity as Republicans in New Hampshire, Florida and South Carolina had earlier this year with their FOX News Debates.
The Republican Party of Iowa decided to partner with FOX News Channel because of their willingness to broadcast a live prime-time debate, with a large audience comprised of activist and caucus goers from all of Iowas 99 counties. We were also working with FOX News on a remote broadcast from one of Iowas 1784 precincts, featuring caucus goers from that precinct.
It was our hope to use a nationally-broadcast debate on FOX News and FOX News Radio to showcase Iowas unique caucus system at a time when the most people would be paying attention to the Presidential race in the days leading up to January 3rd.
You will be able to watch the Republican Presidential Candidates debate on TV before the January 3rd Caucuses at the following other debates: Sunday, December 9, 2007 7:00 p.m. EST: Univision Television Wednesday, December 12, 2007 1:00 p.m. CST: Des Moines Register Debate, moderated by Carolyn Washburn and broadcast by Iowa Public Television.
Again, we are disappointed that this debate has been cancelled. We know that hundreds of you have requested tickets and made plans to attend. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience.
“I also can’t see how maybe 4% is going to break up the logjam”
Brownback’s endorsement of McCain has helped him stay competitive. If Hunter, God Bless Him, and Tancredo will drop out and endorse another candidate of their choice, I thing it will help.
There are many diehard Hunter supporters wasting alot of energy on a losing horse. That fervor is needed elsewhere.
I’m still undecided, but lean in this direction:
First Choice: Thompson
Second Choice: Tie between McCain and Huckabee
Although I don’t feel that strong about anyone in particular.
I won’t bad mouth Romney because I know there are many here that really hold him in high regard. I’ll just say that I’m not comfortable with him for several reasons.
I have a real dislike for Guiliani. I’m concerned he will be the nominee as things stand today. The only advantage I see in him over Clinton is I do believe he will keep the national defense strong. I don’t trust him when he says he will appoint “strict constructionists” to the SCOTUS - that label is being abused lately. Now if he were to say he would appoint another Scalia or Thomas then that would resonate well with me.
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