A victory by Hillary would make me suicidal. That much I know.
A victory by Giuliani, even as the GOP nominee, will greatly disenchant a segment of the GOP. But I find it interesting that Giuliani still draws a lot of support from evangelicals and social conservatives in the polls that measure that.
It's been argued that it's because people don't really know his positions on social issues, and that may be true. But unless it's true, and unless someone else emerges who isn't in the race right now, it's his to lose.
That's just my honest assessment, and I'm not advocating for him.
You sound so logical and reasonable, Doggie...are you sure you belong on this forum? :-)
Indeed, in one recent poll, majorities of Republicans who were informed of Giuliani’s views on social issues said that they were either minor issues or no issues at all; only 16% said that they wouldn't vote for him after being informed of these views.
In the online GOP Bloggers poll, Giuliani is consistently one of the few candidates to end up with a net positive acceptability rating. These internet denizens are well-informed, and overwhelmingly self-describe as conservative (78% self-describe as 7 or higher on a 10-scale of conservatism). If these people can support Rudy, anyone can.
Human Events, Is Giuliani the Republican Peyton Manning,
2/6/07
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1780060/posts