Posted on 01/26/2008 5:31:02 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
Funny, I don’t see it as a collapse. I see it as the MSM throwing all the liberals at Republicans before any vote was ever taken.
I don’t see Rudy’s folly as much as I see a MSM totally unaware of what is going on with their customers.
Well, one word not mentioned here is what did him in. Abortion. His numbers started going down just as soon as he confirmed that he was still virulently pro-abortion.
It’s not his only problem, by any means. But it’s the deal breaker.
And to think of all the clownish ex-Freepers who told us to get on the train, because a Rudy candidacy was inevitable.
You are oh so right! The MSM knows they have a rather limited window in which to affect the election and right now that window is open in Florida.
There object is to make you feel like your old fashioned, or out of date, if you think we should wait for an election to actually be held before they declare winners.
It might well be that Rudy will fall, perhaps even badly, in Florida this week, but I prefer to judge the outcome based on the election, not the MSM’s hype.
Here's a good video on Rudy too:
You are correct.
His family situation was too ugly.
When your kids won’t show up on the stump, you’re pretty much done.
It wasn’t Rudy’s gaffes that did him in. All the other candidates have embarassed themselves at one time or another. Rudy’s problem was that for the first few primaries, he made himself invisible, and therefore irrelevant. The only time you saw him was at debate.
While he was vacationing in FL or wherever, his opponents were building their followings. Rudy took his following for granted. He hoped that the early primaries would be meaningless. He misjudged and it’s costing him.
This campaign has demonstrated that Rudy has a yellow streak behind all that talk.
>>McCain presented himself as the war hero who will not let the troops come home, this makes him “tough on terror<<
McCain has plenty of flaws but its reprehensible to paint him as refusing to let the troops come home.
With Fred out, I think Rudy’s the best choice. I don’t trust Romney. But, I still think McCain will be our Nominee. Better McCain than Romney, in my book.
Maybe he could be First Lady.
Rudy is like a one hit wonder rock-band.
Yeah Giuliani can take his rightful place alongside the freakin’ Cowboys.
That and the fact that he’s a liberal ass.
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