Maybe someone needs to ask the question, "If Hunter does get the nomination, how many of these Rudy McRomneyites will swallow the bile they have been spewing and vote for him?"
I don't think any of Hunters critics here would have any trouble voting for him in the general election. Most of them like him and his politics (except the protectionism claptrap) more than they like the politics of Rudy/Mitt/John who they are supporting. They are not attacking Duncan Hunter The Man they are attacking Duncan Hunter the Presidential Candidate. Should the Lord descend on high in his flaming chariot and by his miraculous powers get Duncan Hunter nominated I'm sure 99% of Freepers will vote for him. At which time they should then all pray for a second miracle in the general election.
Duncan Hunter is great guy but his supporters need to face the fact that as a Presidential candidate he is nothing more than Newt without the name recognition, grass roots support, or fundraising ability. And since even Newt knows his candidacy is not really going to happen where does that put Hunter?
Good point. I don't disagree that he has a major uphill battle, but we're still gonna fight every step of the way to make it happen. Who knows, God's done miracles before. ;-)
Trust me, I do not need 100 posts on every Hunter thread to remind me of the situation. I am hoping that a strong grass root effort and the tools provided to us by the new media will ignite his candidacy.
You are sure that it won't. Okay... azcap is sure it won't. I would at least like the freedom to try. If I fail, then I go down swinging knowing I did all I could to get him nominated. I don't know what that is so hard for you to understand!
How many of them will really work to get him elected, rather than sit back after the election and say "I told you so?"
Now thats PRAGMATIC! I don't know ONE current Rudy who would not vote for the eventual REPUB nominee.