Politico: HRC troubles may pose problem for Giuliani

[KomissarSteve]

Politico inadvertently gives probably the number one reason why Obama, and not Hillary, needs to get the Democratic nomination, if the Democrats want a sure win in '08:

Giuliani's unspoken pitch, according to GOP pollster Tony Fabrizio, goes something like this: "You need me to protect you from her. And no matter how bad you think I am, she is far worse."/

"In order to make up for his [ideological] sins, he points to his electablity over her," says Fabrizio, who isn't working for a presidential campaign. "Without her, there will be more focus on where he differs with the base and no longer does he have that invisible shield."

And if a Clinton restoration ceases to be that which keeps conservatives up at night, Republican primary voters may turn from long-range concerns — who is best equipped to defeat “Her”— and toward a more straightforward decision about whom they would most like to be their nominee.

While this applies most markedly to Giuliani's campaign, it really applies to most of the Republican campaigns as well. If Hillary doesn't get the nomination, then the Right will be deprived of arguably its number one reason for anyone to vote for them.

 

[ImmortalTechnique]

indeed. most of their campaign has been about hating Clinton. They talk about her in their debates almost as much as they talk about Reagan (but a lot more than they talk about Bush)

 

[Richard]

Good! I never liked Giuliani anyway! His attitude has been to much of a "Post 9/11" the past has happened, lets move to the present!