State GOP lining up behind Giuliani. He's won support among California conservatives (& nationally)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1802442/posts
With the presidential election less than two years away, a handful of California lawmakers are already rallying around former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani for the Republican nomination.
Among them: conservative Reps. Jerry Lewis of Redlands and Devin Nunes of Visalia and moderate Rep. Mary Bono of Palm Springs
They include Bill Simon, a former Republican candidate for governor and longtime friend, and Steve Frank, publisher of California Political News and Views, a conservative Web site.
Giuliani's popularity among conservatives despite his more liberal position on social issues is not just a California phenomenon.
A recent Time magazine poll shows Giuliani, dubbed "America's mayor" for his leadership after the Sept. 11 attacks, leading Sen. John McCain of Arizona by a 2-1 margin among white "born-again" Christians.
"Giuliani so far musters the most confidence among the Republican faithful," said Bill Whalen, a research fellow at Hoover Institution at Stanford University.
Why should that be any surprise? Your ilk have completely infested it. It's the Schwarzeneggarization of the Republican Party.
Believe it or not, among those who met him, so was Bill Clinton (How else do you think he got away with so much?--it wasn't all arkanside).
So he is a popular guy, a fighter, a guy who will get things done.
One little problem. He combines all that with an historical stance on seminal issues which many Conservatives find incompatible with their fundamental culture and religion.
It woul be the equivalent of signing a crackerjack basketball center who is going to play for the other team. Forget it.