Posted on 02/18/2007 2:31:51 PM PST by Spiff
Trying to read too much into any 2008 poll at this point, especially with respect to horserace numbers, is somewhat silly and a waste of time. But a recent FOX News poll does have some interesting tidbits in the internals asking about voters' general impressions on issues.
Are you more who are more or less likely to support a candidate who is pro-choice on the issue of abortion? Republicans only: More likely 22 percent (a lot more likely 12 percent, somewhat more likely 10 percent). Less likely 46 percent (a lot less likely 36 percent, somewhat less likely 10 percent). Not a major factor 30 percent. Are you more who are more or less likely to support a candidate who supports civil unions for gays and lesbians? Republicans only: More likely 8 percent (a lot more likely 5 percent, somewhat more likely 3 percent). Less likely 50 percent (a lot less likely 39 percent, somewhat less likely 11 percent). Not a major factor 38 percent. [snip]
The biggest red flag for Giuliani has to be that only 42 percent of Republicans surveyed correctly identified him as pro-choice. Twenty-one percent of Republican voters have it wrong and think Giuliani is pro-life, and another 36 percent of Republicans don't have a clue what his position on abortion. In other words, nearly six out of 10 registered Republican voters have yet to learn something about Giuliani which, we can infer from the first question on abortion, will make close to half of them either "somewhat" less likely or "a lot" less likely to vote for him. There's no doubt the same holds true of his position on civil unions for gays, and the Second Amendment as well.Running the Republican Numbers on Rudy
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Those who disagree with the socially conservative Republican Party platform are the liberal "fringe" who should leave the party. There's the door. Go find yourself a socially liberal party. The rest of us Republicans will stick with the platform that actually defines the party and fight for the issues therein. Pro-life. Pro-traditional marriage. Etcetera.
Absolutely not. There are about ten of them. I have total respect for Rudy opponents, as any read-through of my posts will reveal. I am referring to the shrill, angry, anti-Rudy-spam posters.
As far as Giuliani's support, feel free to believe it is as low as you say. See you at the convention.
What is the current membership of the F.R., the total #? The polls draw very few votes.
Well put.
More made-up Rudymite facts
Come on now. We all know the Rudyophiles never resort to name calling and disparagement. They never post unproven facts, and they never cite their own personal opinion as fact.
The Rudyophiles are just perfect little Americans, smarter than God Himself and certainly more wise than any of us Neanderthal Christians*.
* Of the same variety that Reagan met, and prayed with, habitually.
Smart way to avoid answering the points I made. Social freedom is as important as economic freedom, in my opinion. I don't want the evangelicals to dictate what people can or cannot do with their lives. Did you not notice the gambling ban the GOP pushed through with substantial Democratic support?
Reagan never thought so. Was he wrong in this belief?
Million?
You should be a campaign mgr. Your candidates would sure go far!
It's the same fallacy many anti-Rudy posters use, dismissing Giuliani supporters as liberals and commies and such.
That is actually very reasonable.
Why would I question your patriotism? It just seems odd to me that people would risk surrender in the WOT, just so that they don't have to vote for Rudy. The WOT is the most important issue facing America today.
Good enough, you're certainly allowed to your opinion.
The Human Life Amendment, which would overturn Roe v. Wade and provide protection for unborn children is in the Republican Party platform you moron. What is destroying the GOP - the party of life and the party founded upon protecting the lives and freedom of slaves - are the abortionists who want to force their extreme disregard for human life on Republicans with conscience. We will not sit idly by while the liberals attempt to hijack the party.
I genuinely appreciate Giuliani's leadership in terms of his history of crime-busting and the 9/11 aftermath. I don't want to take that away from him.
And, I don't consider myself a one-issue voter. But, good grief, with just about everything I really, really care about... borders, 2nd-Amendment, civil unions, abortion, and such, it seems that Rudy is on the opposite side. Then, were he to receive the nomination, there'll undoubtedly be, along the way to the election, a steady drumbeat of stomach-churning stories about adultery and mistresses and such.
I just can't swallow all that. It's just way too much. And, I'm a lifelong Republican who has always voted for the "R" candidate. But, I'll just have to consider some 3rd-party option, if Rudy is the nominee.
Did Reagan ban abortion? Wasn't Reagan for abortion before he was against it?
There is unfortunately NO conservative candidate that can win. So, I'll take the anti-Democrat vote and go with the front-runner, Rudy. If Mitt vaults ahead of Rudy, I'll go with Mitt. If Duncan leap frogs ahead, I'll not only vote for Duncan but work on his campaign.
We must MUST win against the slide to socialism. If we cannot win with conservative values outright, then we must stall the slide as best we can. We cannot stall the slide if we don't win.
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