Well, I think Rudy's pro-choice stance turns off pretty much all of the conservative republicans.

And I think that anyone who makes abortion the mostimportant issue in their minds and votes based on that is silly.

But, since most of the republicans at least seem to be of the conservative variety and most of the democrats seem so liberal.....

Used to be, as I remember it, that there wasn't that much to choose from in the political philosophies of both parties.

But the two most recent presidents we've elected seem more liberal and conservative than ever, so it seems as though both parties are moving further away from the center.

With that in mind, I don't see how Rudy could realistically expect to win the nomination of either party, altho I believe he could win the election.

I think that the winner of the next presidential election will be the candidate who the public perceives as being closest to the middle.

I believe that altho the majority of republicans are conservtive, there are enough that aren't that are sick of the Bush style to vote the other way, as long as the democratic nominee is not too far to the left.

And I also believe that altho the majority of the democrats are quite liberal, there are enough of them that aren't and are sick of the Howard Dean style philosophy to also vote the other way, as long as the republican nominee is not too far to the right.

Hopefully, both parties will realize this, smarten up, and nominate candidates who represent more of the middle ground than the extreme, and whoever wins it will have the effect of uniting the country more, rather than polarizing it further.