You and I know that, but there seems to be a good chunk of freepers who are willing to overlook that just to ride the perception that its anybody BUT Hillary.
I think it's even more than that.
I think Rudy draws two groups of pubbies - the remnants of the Rockefeller Republicans who never liked having to form an alliance with the Red State rubes, and the authoritarian republican types who have little understanding of the importance of the Bill of Rights - who see government's job as protecting the citizenry, instead of the citzenry having a role in protecting itself from criminals AND government when it oversteps.
Throw in a cult of personality mindset, and you have the Rudy boosters.
and that never ceases to amaze me. they consider themselves to be savvy, yet won't acknowledge that if we are not energized and enthused about our candidate there will NOT be people out there pounding the pavement and coughing up cash, both of which are essential. a reluctant pull of the lever for rudy in response to being bludgeoned with the fear of hillary will NOT win this election. Fred Thompson has energized those who were just depressed and morose about being stuck with rudy. now the rudyfans fear is palpable. what will they say when he is no longer the only candidate who is electable?