Giuliani in 2008?
Hugh Hewitt is all set to anoint Rudy Giuliani as the next Republican candidate for President.
I'm not. There is no way a candidate with Giuliani's positions on abortion and other social issues can get the nomination. If he changes those positions, he'll look like an opportunist- and that is precisely what he would be.
A more likely nominee is Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who has held similar positions in the past, but has been moving steadily rightward as time has gone on.
Also, don't discount Maryland Gov. Bob Ehrlich,like Giuliani and Romney a charismatic Republican candidate from a solid "blue state-" but one with much better conservative credentials than either.
Virginia Sen. George Allen and Secretary of State- Designate Condi Rice are also intriguing possibilities. Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel probably has doomed his prospects with his opposition to the President's policies in Iraq.
Sorry, but I just don't see Bill Frist. John McCain already has a national following, and age need be no more an insurmountable obstacle for him than it proved to be for Ronald Reagan, but my hunch is that McCain's moment has come and gone.
But as much as I admire "America's Mayor," I just can't see Giuliani getting the nomination. My early guess would be Romney, or maybe Ehrlich.
I'm not. There is no way a candidate with Giuliani's positions on abortion and other social issues can get the nomination. If he changes those positions, he'll look like an opportunist- and that is precisely what he would be.
A more likely nominee is Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who has held similar positions in the past, but has been moving steadily rightward as time has gone on.
Also, don't discount Maryland Gov. Bob Ehrlich,like Giuliani and Romney a charismatic Republican candidate from a solid "blue state-" but one with much better conservative credentials than either.
Virginia Sen. George Allen and Secretary of State- Designate Condi Rice are also intriguing possibilities. Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel probably has doomed his prospects with his opposition to the President's policies in Iraq.
Sorry, but I just don't see Bill Frist. John McCain already has a national following, and age need be no more an insurmountable obstacle for him than it proved to be for Ronald Reagan, but my hunch is that McCain's moment has come and gone.
But as much as I admire "America's Mayor," I just can't see Giuliani getting the nomination. My early guess would be Romney, or maybe Ehrlich.
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