But instead of rebuilding that image, and the trust of the mainstream public, they chose to display and coddle the very same vile and hate towards Giuliani that they accuse the Democrats of.
If they don’t like a candidate, simply support the one they like, instead of making a direct effort to attack and degrade another, like Giuliani.
We condemned the Democrats for this same tactic in ‘04. They had no real candidate to support, or real and logical ideas to make things better. All they could do was attack George Bush. They were consumed by it. They lost because of it, although narrowly.
The same thing is happening to the GOP this time around. And in the mean time , the clock is ticking and no real direction or unity has been established. This IS the real problem. Not Giuliani.
Some express their opposition as hate. I disagree with that sentiment. I don’t hate Rudy. I believe he would do serious damage to our conservative/republican party if he won the presidency.
I dislike his character, his morals, his stand on over half the issues of importance to me. I dislike the people he hangs out with, his attitude, his smugness, his self-righteous authoritarianism.
For a liberal, he’s very good on taxes, on fiscal discipline, on support for most law and order. There are things I like about him enough that I would hold some hope for the country if he were president.
I’d rather have a president from our party that was BETTER for the country, and didn’t destroy my party.