Posted on 02/10/2007 7:54:35 PM PST by seanmerc
You nailed it on Rudy
Duncan Hunter is not exactly a household name.
If I don't know who he is or what he's done, then you have really tough sledding getting the average voter to know who he is and what he's done.
Doesn't sound like a feasible plan for winning in 2008 to go with an unknown.
I think Newt would be a great alternative if Hunter fails to connect. What I hope is in time Newt will come out in support of Hunter. That would give Hunter a huge boost.
Nice graphic.
Im pro-choice. Im pro-gay rights, Giuliani said. He was then asked whether he supports a ban on what critics call partial-birth abortions. No, I have not supported that, and I dont see my position on that changing, he responded. Source: CNN.com, Inside Politics Dec 2, 1999 http://www.ontheissues.org/2008/Rudy_Giuliani_Abortion.htmANDERSON COOPER 360 DEGREES (November 14, 2006)
RUDY GIULIANI (R), FORMER MAYOR OF NEW YORK CITY: I'm pro- choice. I'm pro-gay rights.KING: Giuliani supports a woman's right to an abortion, and back in 1999, he opposed a federal ban on late-term abortions.
GIULIANI: No, I have not supported that, and I don't see my position on that changing.
KING: Immigration could be another presidential landmine. Back in 1996, Mayor Giuliani went to federal court to challenge new federal laws requiring the city to inform the federal government about illegal immigrants.
JEFFREY: He took the side of illegal immigrants in New York City against the Republican Congress.
KING: Giuliani opposes same-sex marriage but as mayor, he supported civil unions and extending health and other benefits to gay couples. He also supported the assault weapons ban and other gun control measures opposed by the National Rifle Association.
GIULIANI: I'm in favor of gun control. I'm pro-choice.
Republican Big-Wigs Support Pro-Abortion Event in NY
Pro-abortion Governor George Pataki and New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who also supports unrestricted abortion, are co-chairs of the 2000 Choice Award Presentation to be held on May 30 at the St. Regis Hotel in New York City. The event is sponsored by the Republican Pro-Choice Coalition, a group that is campaigning for the removal of the pro-life plank from the Republican National Platform.
http://www.nationalreview.com/murdock/murdock200503010743.asp
Unless people are too cowardly for a fight, as many who post here seem to be, it might be worth doing our best to get him elected.
Bob Dole won?
Duncan Hunter for President bump!
Good to see you on a Duncan Hunter thread. Care to post anything that would enlighten us about the Congressman?
I'm not saying it's impossible for a House member to win, but it's a lot harder than coming from the Governor's mansion or even Senate. Dick Gephardt was the strongest House candidate in years, and he flamed out in Iowa, which he should have won.
So, get to know him. Do some research. I had heard of him but wanted to know more, so I did some digging. I really liked what I learned, he is very Reagan like.
Add Duncan Hunter to your chart for contrast Narses.
Newt was blackmailed by the Clintons while he was Speaker of the House. It led to his being totally ineffectual in the end and caused him to resign.
That is not a record I would feel comfortable with in a Presidential nominee.
I pinged the artist. Thanks for the suggestion.
Romney's the only conservative in the race right now who's got a real shot. I'm guessing someone will come out of nowhere, ala GWB in 2000, but that someone has yet to appear.
(And before you whip out the "Romney's a RINO pretending to be a conservative" stuff, keep in mind two things: one, the source of Romney's alleged RINOism is the Boston Globe; and two, Ronald Reagan was once a Democrat. Not that I'm saying Romney is the next Reagan, just that it is quite possible for someone's viewpoints to shift over time.)
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