I can support Thompson, but I’d prefer Hunter, the best conservative in the race. Apparently, though, he’s either broke or poor. Too bad.
Romney’s flip-flops still have me keeping him at arm’s distance.
Giuliani I wouldn’t touch with a 10 foot pole. His recent, radical support for federal funding for abortion should alarm every conservative of every type, if not on the pro-life side, then certainly on the fiscal side.
I’d prefer Hunter too, but he seems to not be getting traction.
It’s really down to Rudy, Romney or Thompson and Rudy has the upper hand based on polls.
I agree with you on Guliani. I dont want him to be the nominee, he’s wrong on too many issues, too liberal, and he’s going to fracture social conservatives and the party; it’s a bit strange for any social conservatives to go for him over more acceptable alternatives.
I believe that from a competence and character perspective, Romney is the best man in the race. There are not too many candidates with his business and management track record. There are some issues where he was wobbly in the past, but I could cite same on all candidates. He’s running on a fiscal, social and nation-security conservative platform; but is it real? I’d say no less so than the other candidates’ positions; anyway, would you trust him more if he was running a less conservative race?
Thompson could make himself the conservative choice, and thereby win the nomination, but he will have to be an aggressive, high-energy candidate. Otherwise, conservatives will peel off into Romney, smaller candidates and Thompson, and some to Rudy, while Rudy get the lions share of moderate voters. If Thompson doesn’t shake things up, then we may get Rudy by default.