Giuilani Now #1, McCain #2 in National Journal Rankings

By: Lowell
Published On: 3/24/2007 11:45:53 AM

There's interesting movement this week in the National Journal's Republican Presidential rankings, with  Rudy Giuliani moving up to #1 and John McCain moving down to #2.  Despite citing McCain's "great stump manner," plus the "biggest and best campaign," National Journal lowers McCain because "it's hard for us to call McCain the front-runner any longer when 80 percent of the voting base routinely chooses someone else."  In addition, they cite "[r]eal skepticism...growing among the media too."

Oh, by the way, former Virginia governor Jim "Drove the State into the Fiscal Ditch" Gilmore moves up from nowhere to #8.  According to the National Journal:

A good first quarter could bump him up a few slots and give him some of the free media he craves. And he has the Virginia business chops to find the cash.

As I've said many times, I'd love to see Jim Gilmore as the Republican nominee for President in 2008.  The slogan: "He drove Virginia into the ditch, wait 'til you see what he'll do to America!"  Ha.

P.S. I still don't see how gay rights and abortion supporter Giuliani can hold social conservatives and "values voters" in the Republican camp.  Should be interesting if he actually gets the nomination...


Comments



Starting to think.. (drmontoya - 3/24/2007 12:45:04 PM)
Fred Thompson is going to storm the field and run away with the nomination. He appears to have far less baggage (if none at all) than the current GOP "frontrunners"

The GOP loves to hate Hollywood, but loves to embrace them when they feel a true Reaganite emerging.

I think Thompson can prove competetive in swing states, and even worse for us.. energizing to the GOP base.

Face it, they are down. They party is in dissary and their candidates aren't exactly platform material.

They are sucking it up right now and going for a socially liberal candidate. Wow. That's why you see in just the first polls Fred Thompson is included in he's almost 3rd or 4th.

Even ahead of Romney. The guy isn't even a declared candidate and in some ways doing better than Clark or Gore in comparison to our undeclared candidates.

Even Tom Delay is saying he's waiting for a "leader" to emerge. I am starting to think..

That's Fred Thompson.



Bunch of spelling errors (drmontoya - 3/24/2007 12:45:46 PM)
Ahh, whatever. I am likely still intoxicated. lol.


Tens of millions of evangelicals (Chris Guy - 3/24/2007 1:56:23 PM)
will not compromise their beliefs and vote for Giuliani. I am 100% sure there would be a massive third party movement on the right if he wins the nomination.


Or would they just stay home? (Lowell - 3/24/2007 6:17:10 PM)
n/t


Giuliani Meltdown Countdown (Kindler - 3/24/2007 4:42:54 PM)
Mark my words, Giuliani is going to have the most spectacular meltdown in presidential election history. 

The dirt will come out about his personal life and business dealings, the NY press will pile on him, the pics of him in drag will be continually displayed, the fundamentalists will go after him for his socially liberal beliefs -- and then watch him lose his infamous temper in public.  It's inevitable. 

Actually I think that drmontoya's Fred Thompson scenario is plausible -- though I find the idea of an actor who played the president in the movies actually becoming president to be downright creepy...



Oh, it gets worse (Chris Guy - 3/24/2007 4:52:09 PM)
9/11 Victims Remains Possibly Used to Pave Roads


They'll stay home, or.... (Nick Stump - 3/24/2007 11:22:20 PM)
...they might bite the bullet and vote for him.  Republicans really want to win and they might back off the social issues to do so.
  Anything could happen.  Maybe third party, but who?  I think everyone knows all a third party does is help the opposition win.