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THE REF'S POLL AVERAGES

REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION
GIULIANI LEADS BY 9.1%
Giuliani 27.8
Thompson
18.7
McCain
13.8
Romney
10.9
DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION
CLINTON LEADS BY 25.5%
Clinton
46.2
Obama
20.7
Edwards
11.9
HEAD TO HEAD
In Order of Most Likely
Clinton
44.5
Giuliani
40.5
Clinton
49
Thompson
38
Clinton
46
McCain
39
Clinton
51
Romney
38
Obama
41
Giuliani
40
Obama
46
Thompson
35.5
STATE BY STATE PRIMARY LEADERS
New Hampshire
Romney + 4.6
Clinton + 19.4
Iowa
Romney + 9.8
Clinton + 6.7
South Carolina
Giuliani + 0.2
Clinton +14
Michigan
Romney +18.
No Delegates
Florida
Giuliani +3.7
Clinton +23.6

 

THE REF'S NOTEBOOK

SEVENTH PLACE Author: Photo by the staff of Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN). This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States Federal Government under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the US Code. See Copyright. REPLAY THE DOWN: Rudy did his best on Saturday to mollify restless social conservatives at the Values Voter Summit in Washington on the issue of abortion, but he seemed to make little to no progress. Read More

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I, Alterego, took this photo and release it under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License".  New York Times: Missing the Point    TIMEOUT: The New York Times editorialized that President Bush should learn a lesson from the Dalai Lama about peace. They miss no chance to ridicule President Bush in clever ways. A bigger lesson should be taken from this meeting. Read More

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October 20, 2007

The Favorite Headlines

RUDY UNACCEPTABLE: The Republican Party "is Not Going to Nominate a Pro-Choice Candidate"

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On the day of his farewell to the Republican presidential race for the nomination, staunch pro-life Senator Sam Brownback told CNS News, "He (Rudy Giuliani) is not going to be the nominee. The party is not going to nominate a pro-choice candidate. It is a pro-life party with a pro-choice wing."  See the article, GOP Won't Choose Pro-Choice Candidate, Brownback Says, CNSNews.com

Brownback has barely registered in the polls but has established a voice in this nomination cycle.  His endorsement, therefore, may carry a little bit of weight in the near future. It seems likely that social conservatives will rally around either Fred Thompson or Mitt Romney.  By dropping out of the race and elevating the pro-life cause as highly as he did today, Brownback may have transformed himself into the most visible guiding voice in the media for conservatives who is willing to take a stand, at least at this point. If other conservatives such as Newt Gingrich or Rush Limbaugh weigh in, their voices would certainly trump Brownback's.

Although Brownback did not endorse a candidate today, he certainly attempted to undermine one.  Brownback's denouncement of Giuliani as an unacceptable candidate represents the closest thing to a declaration of war by the pro-life movement against the New Yorker. 

While Brownback said he would vote for Giuliani if nominated, he also said he would not be nominated. The second statement negates the first. Many pro-lifers agree with Brownback.  Whether Rudy can ride the perception that he represents the most electable candidate all the way to the nomination remains unknown. Brownback's statement today strongly suggests that Rudy may face stiffer challenges than some previously thought.

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