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To: Torie
(Mr. Robinson thinks "the base" can bring the bacon home. I don't agree, not in this political climate, for 2008.)

"Barely one in five Republicans knew that he supports abortion rights and civil unions for same-sex couples, the USA TODAY poll found. Nearly as many thought he was "pro-life" as said he was "pro-choice." When they were told about his stance on those issues, his star dimmed. One in five Republicans said his views would "rule him out as a candidate" they could support.
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439 posted on 02/01/2007 7:48:02 PM PST by Afronaut (Supporting Republican Liberals is the Undeniable End to Freedom)
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To: Afronaut

I actually posted that myself. I think the poll was about the primary though. Whether that GOP fifth, would stay home, or vote for Hillary, or Joe Biden, or Obama, or Edwards, vis a vis Rudy, is questionable. But there is little doubt, that a Rudy versus Hillary electoral map, would look quite different from the Bush versus Kerry or Gore map. One major problem is Ohio, which is in a protectionist fit. The GOP candidate may well need to pick up another state from the blue column at least, say for example, New Jersey, to pick one at random. I also think Rudy would have enough traction, to grab Oregon and Washington.


443 posted on 02/01/2007 7:54:28 PM PST by Torie (The real facts can sometimes be inconvenient things)
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