It gives them a devil, a focal point, a rallying point. It's tougher to attack Rudy, because so many of their followers will have voted for him and have an investment.
It will always be easier to attack a democrat and profit from it (and sell, books, tapes, speaking events) than a republican, even a republican that they fundamentally disagree with
249 posted on 10/24/2007 4:37:55 PM PDT by joesbucks