Oct 20 2007
Single Issue Versus Threshold Voting
The elites in the Republican Party carp about “single issue” voters, the ones that have principles that don’t coincide with their own. I suggest that they are not only wrong, they are hypocritical as well. Many of the talking heads espousing the Giuliani candidacy seem to represent true single issue voters. The arguments for Giuliani always seem to boil down to one of a few “single issues” that different sources provide:
Single issue #1: Rudy can beat Hillary!
Single issue #2: Rudy will be tough on terrorists!
Single issue #3: Rudy seems to be the Bush administration’s designee for a third term.
As a pro-life, social conservative I am not a “single issue” voter. I would be accused of being a “single issue” voter by Republican elites because I have a threshold. I disagree with Giuliani on many issues but abortion is my threshold issue. The fact that I cannot cast a vote for a person that believes the killing of a baby should be legal in any circumstance does not mean that otherwise Giuliani would even be a reasonable conservative choice!
Rudy has had his arm twisted into saying he would secure our borders. Of course anyone that has been paying attention realizes that he really doesn’t care to enforce immigration laws.
Conservative voters, I suppose, should disregard Rudy’s 1996 statement that he “ran as a Republican, and ran as a liberal.” After all, that was then and he wants our votes now. I for one am deeply moved!
I feel obliged to point out for what seems like the hundredth time to those that espouse “single issue” #1, Rudy wasn’t even a lock to beat Hillary for the senate seat from New York! Perhaps the movers and shakers at the top of the party should consider this little tidbit before they regurgitate their despicable line: “If you don’t vote for Giuliani, you are handing the election to Hillary. Who would be worse?”
Hello, is anyone conscious at the RNC? We have real conservatives running in this primary race and you are trying to set it up as a battle between Hillary and someone that is “not Hillary?” Is there any wonder the RNC can’t get donations? If I were a conspiracy theorist I would think the Republican elites seek failure. Maybe we should check to see if Mel Martinez is funneling money from China to Norman Hsu’s donor list. (I am kidding.)
How about we seek a victory for conservatism? How about we run a pro-life candidate that is tremendously strong on… wait for it…. here it comes… pay attention elites… illegal immigration! Remember the popular uprising when you elites tried to slide amnesty under the door and down our throats?
We have a pro-life, America first candidate, who also happens to be the namesake of The Hunter Fence!
Absolutely correct.
How about we run a pro-life candidate that is tremendously strong on illegal immigration and believes the 2nd Amendment means what it says?
DUNCAN HUNTER in ‘08!
(Not to mention has a voting record to back up his stance on the issues. Proving that he doesn’t flip flop back and forth just to court whoever he happens to be campaigning in front of the day!)