"Mesmerize" is roughly synonymous with "hypnotize." Hypnotized, or not really in command of all one's mental powers, such as reason, discretion, and conscience, aptly describes anyone who claims to be conservative, yet backs Rudy.
Do we want the Republican nomination decided by people who are in a trance? Snap out of it, people!
""Mesmerize" is roughly synonymous with "hypnotize."
It's also synonomous with Enraptured. Which is also synonomous with a religiously-induced state or a belief in the exclusivity of a particular sect.
"Do we want the Republican nomination decided by people who are in a (religiously-induced) trance?"
You wake up first, and get a better thesaurus.