[Dr. Scarpetta]

Rudy would have to renounce his views on abortion, gay marriage, and immigration in order to get the nomination. I don't think he intends to do that.

On the other hand, he would be tough with terrorists.

[daisyscarlett]

Rudy kinda reminds me of Arnold...and Arnold won despite the "true" conservatives hating it.

I would love to see Jeb run but I think Barbara Bush was correct when she said "The country has had enough of the Bushs for now".

[BW2221]

"Rudy would have to renounce his views on abortion, gay marriage, and immigration in order to get the nomination."

If he did that, Rudy would lose his liberal friends and MSM support.

The thought of Rudy running against a Democrat is a liberal's dream come true.

[HawaiianGecko]

_hg

Rudy would have to renounce his views on abortion, gay marriage, and immigration in order to get the nomination. I don't think he intends to do that.

Unfortunately you are quite correct. Personally, I look for leadership in a president. I really don't give a hoot about issues as far as the office of the POTUS goes. I want issues to reside in the party platform and in congress.

A democratically controlled congress is not about to pass laws against abortion or gay marriage, so that possibility is rather moot and foolish to even discuss.  If Republicans manage to pass these laws amidst a Democrat controlled congress it would be nothing short of a miracle and I would expect Rudy to get religion and not veto legislation his own party passed regardless of his own personal convictions.

[ClaireSolt]

You know that this current practice of people nominating themselves to run for president based on a PR campaign is fraught with peril of leading to dictatorship. I think we should go back to party conventions and platforms. In addition to popularity then we would have the benefit of the opinion of those wh actually know a man and also the ability to extract pledges to uphold the platform. Shockingly, the Dems have been stuck with 2 candidates in a row that his colleagues in the senate disliked. That is nuts.