Moreover, on our side, it is exactly what our primary voters want to hear: "how will you beat Hillary?" (and, to a lesser extent, "How will you beat all the Dems?") Now, if by some stroke, Hillary is NOT the candidate, our guys will quickly adjust. But if she is, the only chance we have is to guarantee that those 45% negatives get over 50% by election day.
The attacks on Bush by Democrats are very different in nature than the attacks Giuliani launches on Hillary. The Dem’s bashing is shrill, nit-picky and absurd. It’s what Limbaugh calls “Bush derangement syndrome”. Giuliani’s attacks on Hillary are thoughtful critiques of her policy objectives- particularly in the realm of taxing and spending. Giuliani then contrasts them with his own ideas and then shows why his ideas are much better than hers. Of the GOP candidates, he is the most capable of articulating and explaining the basics of conservative economic policy.