I disagree. Even if social conservatives all sit out this election, Rudy will (after beating McCain for the Republican nomination of course) draw so much support from among independents and "Rudy" democrats - as well as republicans - that they will form a large enough voting block to sweep him into office.
Rudy is a great leader. And he's conservative where it counts: the war on terror, the economy, law and order issues, and supreme court nominations. And he's got great legs.
From the Intro above:
And this talking point shows the precarious nature of the Rudy booster's existence - namely, that they believe that their candidate can hold together the GOP despite the lessons of 1992. That Rudy can pull in key pro-life Catholic Dem swing voters despite getting awards from NARAL. And that a pro-war candidate can survive if he strikes out leftward in search of votes into regions that are increasingly antiwar.
Please detail just HOW and WHERE Rudy will get the votes to replace any lost social conservatives. Specifics, please, not generalities.
well, how many of them will sit it out? all of them, 50+% of them? big numbers like that sitting it out, and even I don't believe we could win with that formula.
but hey, this is what polls are for. and yes, polls (especially the internal ones the parties use) do work, and you can bet these are the kinds of scenarios being looked at by the Republican party.
Flushed one from the brush for observation. However, on closer observation it is apparently a Republicanus oftenfoolediam a species which swarms around the various varieties of Rinous.