[Ingtar]

A moderate republican in the WH with a strong Congress and Senate will not screw over the country anywhere close to what a democrat will do.

But what is being pushed here is a liberal Republican with a weak (or strongly moderate/liberal) Congress. Enough people will stay home rather than vote for Rudy that retaking even the House becomes unlikely. This philosophy wants people to pull the lever for a liberal in the top spot and for the conservatives in the lesser spots. Is that a reasonable thing to expect?

[misterrob]

Well, if the conservatives come out and vote for congressional and senate candidates then you have some strength there. If Rudy (note the word if) is the guy in the WH then he would have to hear it from legislators when he goes too far left. If people stay home and don't vote at all then there is no chance of anything happening.