>> But I would have been much more receptive if the Thompson supporters had not resorted to similar tactics used previously by the Rudy supporters.
It seems somewhat silly to base ANY of your primary voting decisions on the behavior of supporters (with no offical campaign affiliation) on a web board.
>> And, if I am reading you right, you’re saying “only Fred can beat Rudy”.
Thompson is the most conservative alternative with a chance at the nomination. I’d say there are several people with a shot at beating Giuliani - Romney, Thompson, McCain and Huckabee. Thompson is clearly the most conservative choice.
>> We’re all aware that he has a slim chance, but it bugs me that this early people who profess their conservatism toss it aside so early for political expediency.
Nobody’s tossing their conservatism aside for expediency. Thompson is conservative. Hunter is conservative. There is little policy distinction between the two.
Hunter supporters seem to think that Duncan Hunter is the lone ranger of conservatism, that he is somehow the lone conservative representative in a field of RINOs ... and that any conservative with the audacity to support a different candidate is betraying his values and voting against his conscience.
Simply speaking - that’s nonsense. Hunter’s not the only conservative in this race - and he might not even be the best conservative in this race. Given a head-to-head between Hunter and Thompson - where both were equally electable - I’m not sure Thompson wouldn’t be the better choice anyway.
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That's where we disagree.