To do this, these groups would have to be:
Suicidally wanting Hitlary to win, and
b.Trying to completely alienate themselves from the likely next President.
And I don't think they are so STUPID so as to do that
And another thing - as a non-profit, Focus on The Family DOES NOT RUN POLITICAL ADS. Dr. Dobson has come out on issues personally but IN HIS PERSONAL capacity, NOT as head of Focus on the Family.
Why does wanting a conservative as the GOP nom translate to Hillary being president? The president and GOP foolishly backed Lincoln Chaffee instead of a conservative, and you can see how well THAT turned out.
The GOA has had a full page of article links slamming John McCain on their website for months!
Do you think they aren't going to draw a quarter Rudy for his far and away worse record on gun issues?
I think you are dreaming if you think he will be given a pass by the issue groups because he has an "R" after his name.
Interesting points. My contention is that rudy's candidacy splits the socon base, and your argument here assumes that to be the case.