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Michael Barone's take on the polls.

I think it is going to be Rudy vs. Hillary. I expect several other candidates will drop out over the next couple of months. Lack of funds or support obviously being the reason.

What I found interesting in Barone's commentary was the Hispanic vote. When Hillary ran against Lazio, he failed to court the Hispanic vote. I recall in particular a specific event where he was to address a Hispanic Business Association and didn't show up due to a scheduling conflict, instead four reps, me being one of them. There were over two thousand people there that night, and it felt like each and everyone them expressed how unhappy they were that he didnt attend. I'm not saying he ever had a chance in that election, however it clearly came across that these people felt he didn't place enough value on their votes so he wasnt going to get them. It wasn't a smart decision on the part of his campaign.

However, Rudy is more politically savvy then Lazio was in many respects. So expect, Rudy won't forget them.

Hillary Vs. Rudy

Tweedledee Vs. Tweedledum

This is good news if one's only goal is to defeat Hillary. Sadly, flyover country lacks representation due to less-dense population. Cities rule, counties drool.

Let's see, taxation without representation....'bout the only way to seperate ourselves from rampant liberalism/socialism/facsism is to either secede or throw a lot of tea into some harbor.

I've got your Hillary vs. Rudy right here:

Giuliani/Clinton/Dem vs. GOP Platform Comparison
Issue	Giuliani	Clinton	Dem Platform	GOP Platform
Abortion on Demand	Supports	Supports	Supports	Opposes
Partial Birth Abortion	Supports Opposed NY ban	Supports	Supports	Opposes
Roe v. Wade	Supports	Supports	Supports	Opposes
Taxpayer Funded Abortions	Supports	Supports	Supports	Opposes
Embryonic Stem Cell Research	Supports	Supports	Supports	Opposes
Federal Marriage Amendment	Opposes	Opposes	Opposes Defined at state level	Supports
Gay Domestic Partnership/ Civil Unions	Supports	Supports	Supports	Opposes
Openly Gay Military	Supports	Supports	Supports	Opposes
Defense of Marriage Act	Opposes	Opposes	Opposes	Supports
Amnesty for Illegal Aliens	Supports	Supports	Supports	Opposes
Special Path to Citizenship for Illegal Aliens	Supports	Supports	Supports	Opposes
Tough Penalties for Employers of Illegal Aliens	Opposes	Opposes	Opposes	Supports
Sanctuary Cities/ Ignoring Immigration Law	Supports	Supports	Supports	Opposes
Protecting 2nd Amendment	Opposes	Opposes	Opposes Supports bans	Supports
Confiscating Guns	Supports Confiscated as mayor. Even bragged.	Supports	Supports Supports bans	Opposes
'Assault' Weapons Ban	Supports	Supports	Supports
Frivolous Lawsuits Against Gun Makers	Supports Filed One Himself	Supports		Opposes
Gun Registration/Licenses	Supports	Supports		Opposes
War in Afghanistan	Supports	Supports Voted for it	Supports	Supports
War in Iraq	Supports	Supports Voted for it	Supports Weak support	Supports
Patriot Act	Supports	Supports Voted for it 2001 & 2006	Opposes	Supports

"Most of Clinton's policies are very similar to most of mine." - Rudy Giuliani

To: Spiff

Looks pretty accurate to me.

230 posted on 02/10/2007 2:56:00 AM PST by Jim Robinson ("Electable" gave us Ford, Dole, Arnie. Voting for the "unelectable" right-wing kook gave us Ronnie.)