When I first started posting here, I was a Rudy supporter. I learned tons here about him and other candidates. I still think Rudy was an awesome Mayor of NYC in many ways and rocked during and after 9-11. I would have voted for him, for POTUS, with less hesitation than I did for McCain.
I didn’t know much about his position on guns, homos, abortion, etc. I knew what he did for NYC in positive ways and how he handled 9-11. I’d trust him with illegal immigration and border security and National security moreso than I would McCain. I’d trust him more for Conservative SCOTUS appointments than I would McCain.
My point, this site is filled with information many of us wouldn’t know otherwise. As long as Pro God, Pro 2nd A, Pro Life, Pro National Security, Pro border control, Pro man-woman (anti homo crap), small government, etc. remains the core, all will be well. So to speak.
Rudy clearly reduced the crime rate in NYC dramatically, but saying that, he has so much baggage from the personal side of things which the media would’ve had a field day with. Aside from that, he’s essentially a liberal Democrat on virtually everything else (to his credit, he at least didn’t try to cynically or hypocritically switch positions). But on illegals, his record was clear. He’s very sympathetic to their cause, and that’s a no-go. Also, too, his promises to appoint Conservatives to positions. Why would you appoint people you have a fundamental disagreement with ? I wouldn’t, and I don’t know many pols that would. I think a lot of people were expecting too much from him.