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Originally Posted by El Blanco
Rudy won't be president. He is pro-gun control, pro-abortion and pro-gay rights. The only advantage he has over Ahnuld is he was born here.
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He's also an opportunist who will do what it takes to win (see positions prior to first mayoral race, and then after).
However, I tend to agree with you. I think this guy (who is currently pushing a book on the "independent voter," so he has a stake in harping on this) is over-estimating the signifigance of Pat Robertson's stamp of approval.
I think Rudy will take a states right stance on guns, which doesn't really matter, becausethe NRA will (in th end, kicking and screaming) come back to the Republicans, because they simply
won't go with Clinton. Furthermore, he's pro-gay rights, which could mean a whole lot of things, and can be dressed up. The abortion issue is the biggest achilles heal IMO, but I still think the Right will vote with him or not at all (once again avoiding Clinton).
I think it'd be disasterous for the Dems to run Hillary, and I don't care what polls say, if you're a Dem, you want Rudy instead of McCain. Rudy might win the big partisan primaries, but McCain will win the most, if it comes down to it. He appeals to moderate voters, "security moms," environmentalists, blah blah. The RNC could be a barn-burner (no political pun intended) in 2008.