The people of NYC called Rudy many things, but “liberal” was never one of them.
They called him “right wing nut case”, “crazy conservative”, “Republican racist”, “fascistic right winger”, but never “liberal”
They called him right wing nut case, crazy conservative, Republican racist, fascistic right winger, but never liberal
You've just given some very good reasons why I don't feel entirely uncomfortable with Rudy as the Republican candidate.