Would I Also Vote for Rudy Giuliani?
Bill Smith, ARRA Editor: I have been more than concerned about the press spreading the rumored threats that Christian conservatives will leave the GOP if Giuliani wins the nomination." Rasmussen Reports has identified that "27% of Republicans would vote for pro-life third party instead of Giuliani." Most of the members of Republican Assemblies are Christian conservatives - or better yet Reagan conservatives, and they are not involved in the alleged movement.
Today, Bobby Eberle has an excellent article: Would I Vote for Rudy Giuliani? A few quotes follow, but please read this his article: "This past weekend, Christian conservative members of the Council for National Policy met in Salt Lake City to discuss the state of the Republican Party and the idea of bailing out of the party if a social conservative is not picked as the Republican presidential nominee. Ideas were floated about possibly supporting a third-party candidate. . . . Such a bid could prove disastrous for the GOP by splitting the vote." Disastrous? Yes! Impossible? Yes! The country is not set up for third-party candidates to succeed. That is just a fact. Arguments about the role of government fall naturally into two camps: conservative and liberal -- those who feel more power should reside with the people and those who feel more power should reside with the government. And thus, we have the Republicans and the Democrats. . . .
"I get e-mails all the time saying "if so and so isn't the nominee, I'm not going to vote." Ok, congratulations, you are directly helping the Democrats and far left take over the country. Perhaps you will feel good hanging out with your buddies saying, "Yep, I didn't vote for that Republican. I just stayed home." In the mean time, the country will endure possibly irreparable harm from complete left-wing control.
"We have no perfect candidate in the field. Currently, my top pick is former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee. I have written about him on several occasions, but even he has some issues regarding taxes levied in Arkansas that he needs to explain. Will I continue to support him? Likely so. But what happens if he doesn't win? What if former Gov. Mitt Romney is the nominee? Will I vote for him over Hillary Clinton? Yes! Will I vote for Sen. John McCain over Hillary Clinton? Yes! Will I vote for former Mayor Rudy Giuliani over Hillary Clinton? Yes! Will I vote for former Sen. Fred Thompson over Hillary Clinton? Yes! I will do so, and I will do everything I can to help our Senate candidates and get the message out to the American people that conservative values are what is best for the country. I will also continue to work to change (not abandon) the Republican Party. That is what we should all be doing. Let's fight in the primary. Then, let's come together and fight for our country." . . . [Read More]
As ARRA editor, I received the following written comment by Gary Bauer from his press manager. Gary Bauer is a Christian conservative political advocate and former presidential candidate. Bauer believes that there are certain core issues for the Republican Party -- low taxes, strong defense, and pro-life" However, he does not support the formation of a third party. Bayer issued this terse warning that sums up the consequences of a third party. "I can't think of a bigger disaster for social conservatives, defense conservatives and economic conservatives than Hillary Clinton in the White House."
History has evidences third parties disasters. Teddy Roosevelt, former Republican President, in a tiff ran as a third party candidate and lost. William Jennings Bryan, a Southern Conservative Democrat, ran on a third party ticket and lost. Ross Perot lost his bid for president and his third party antics split the conservative and the Republicans lost the White House and as a result we experienced the adventures of Bill and Hillary Clinton in the White House for eight years.
Conservatives' worst nightmare will return if influential people run a spoiler third party conservative candidate. Voters for the alleged Christian conservative third party candidate will fracture the Christian vote which the liberal Democrats will love because they are not expecting these votes in the first place. The liberal backed media would have a field day using the 3rd Party candidate as a weapon against the Republican candidate.
I concur with Bobby Eberle and Gary Bauer. Christian conservative should not be misled to vote for a third party candidate or to stay home. In either situation, they will be casting their vote for the Democrat Party's liberal choice for the day, most likely Hillary Clinton. I am very disappointed in the leaders of the Christian groups who meet and discussed such an option. They have depicted a vote my way in the primary or else arrogance. If these leaders continue to use their influence to sway their faithful constituents to accept a third party candidate, then I will be required to ask why would they do the work of left-wing Democrats. Their actions surely would be supported and approved of by left-wing radicals.
Frankly, conservatives of all types have a powerful influence when working together. Ronald Reagan proved this. But going it alone on a litmus issue is a definite looser. Unlike Bobby Eberle, my top pick is Fred Thompson but I also like aspects and positions of other candidates. But what happens if Fred doesn't win? What if former Gov. Mitt Romney is the nominee? Will I vote for him over Hillary Clinton? Yes! Will I vote for Sen. John McCain over Hillary Clinton? Yes! Will I vote for former Mayor Rudy Giuliani over Hillary Clinton? Yes! Will I vote for former Mike Huckabee over Hillary Clinton? Yes! Like Bobby and other conservatives, I will do everything to get the message out to other voters that conservative values are what is best for the country. I will also continue to work to change (not abandon) the Republican Party. That is also the way of the Republican Assemblies. That is what we should all be doing. Let's fight in the primary. Then, let's come together and fight for our country. [Bobby thanks for the use of your words; they fit me perfectly because like many other conservatives we also were already using them or had them in our hearts. I hope readers will join us in using them as well.]
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Today, Bobby Eberle has an excellent article: Would I Vote for Rudy Giuliani? A few quotes follow, but please read this his article: "This past weekend, Christian conservative members of the Council for National Policy met in Salt Lake City to discuss the state of the Republican Party and the idea of bailing out of the party if a social conservative is not picked as the Republican presidential nominee. Ideas were floated about possibly supporting a third-party candidate. . . . Such a bid could prove disastrous for the GOP by splitting the vote." Disastrous? Yes! Impossible? Yes! The country is not set up for third-party candidates to succeed. That is just a fact. Arguments about the role of government fall naturally into two camps: conservative and liberal -- those who feel more power should reside with the people and those who feel more power should reside with the government. And thus, we have the Republicans and the Democrats. . . .
"I get e-mails all the time saying "if so and so isn't the nominee, I'm not going to vote." Ok, congratulations, you are directly helping the Democrats and far left take over the country. Perhaps you will feel good hanging out with your buddies saying, "Yep, I didn't vote for that Republican. I just stayed home." In the mean time, the country will endure possibly irreparable harm from complete left-wing control.
"We have no perfect candidate in the field. Currently, my top pick is former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee. I have written about him on several occasions, but even he has some issues regarding taxes levied in Arkansas that he needs to explain. Will I continue to support him? Likely so. But what happens if he doesn't win? What if former Gov. Mitt Romney is the nominee? Will I vote for him over Hillary Clinton? Yes! Will I vote for Sen. John McCain over Hillary Clinton? Yes! Will I vote for former Mayor Rudy Giuliani over Hillary Clinton? Yes! Will I vote for former Sen. Fred Thompson over Hillary Clinton? Yes! I will do so, and I will do everything I can to help our Senate candidates and get the message out to the American people that conservative values are what is best for the country. I will also continue to work to change (not abandon) the Republican Party. That is what we should all be doing. Let's fight in the primary. Then, let's come together and fight for our country." . . . [Read More]
As ARRA editor, I received the following written comment by Gary Bauer from his press manager. Gary Bauer is a Christian conservative political advocate and former presidential candidate. Bauer believes that there are certain core issues for the Republican Party -- low taxes, strong defense, and pro-life" However, he does not support the formation of a third party. Bayer issued this terse warning that sums up the consequences of a third party. "I can't think of a bigger disaster for social conservatives, defense conservatives and economic conservatives than Hillary Clinton in the White House."
History has evidences third parties disasters. Teddy Roosevelt, former Republican President, in a tiff ran as a third party candidate and lost. William Jennings Bryan, a Southern Conservative Democrat, ran on a third party ticket and lost. Ross Perot lost his bid for president and his third party antics split the conservative and the Republicans lost the White House and as a result we experienced the adventures of Bill and Hillary Clinton in the White House for eight years.
Conservatives' worst nightmare will return if influential people run a spoiler third party conservative candidate. Voters for the alleged Christian conservative third party candidate will fracture the Christian vote which the liberal Democrats will love because they are not expecting these votes in the first place. The liberal backed media would have a field day using the 3rd Party candidate as a weapon against the Republican candidate.
I concur with Bobby Eberle and Gary Bauer. Christian conservative should not be misled to vote for a third party candidate or to stay home. In either situation, they will be casting their vote for the Democrat Party's liberal choice for the day, most likely Hillary Clinton. I am very disappointed in the leaders of the Christian groups who meet and discussed such an option. They have depicted a vote my way in the primary or else arrogance. If these leaders continue to use their influence to sway their faithful constituents to accept a third party candidate, then I will be required to ask why would they do the work of left-wing Democrats. Their actions surely would be supported and approved of by left-wing radicals.
Frankly, conservatives of all types have a powerful influence when working together. Ronald Reagan proved this. But going it alone on a litmus issue is a definite looser. Unlike Bobby Eberle, my top pick is Fred Thompson but I also like aspects and positions of other candidates. But what happens if Fred doesn't win? What if former Gov. Mitt Romney is the nominee? Will I vote for him over Hillary Clinton? Yes! Will I vote for Sen. John McCain over Hillary Clinton? Yes! Will I vote for former Mayor Rudy Giuliani over Hillary Clinton? Yes! Will I vote for former Mike Huckabee over Hillary Clinton? Yes! Like Bobby and other conservatives, I will do everything to get the message out to other voters that conservative values are what is best for the country. I will also continue to work to change (not abandon) the Republican Party. That is also the way of the Republican Assemblies. That is what we should all be doing. Let's fight in the primary. Then, let's come together and fight for our country. [Bobby thanks for the use of your words; they fit me perfectly because like many other conservatives we also were already using them or had them in our hearts. I hope readers will join us in using them as well.]
Tags: Arkansas Republican Assembly, ARRA, Bill Smith, Bobby Eberle, Election 2008, Gary Bauer, GOPUSA, National Federation of Republican Assemblies, presidential candidates, Rasmussen Reports, Republican To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service. Thanks!
Posted by Bill Smith at 11:45 PM - Post Link
3 Comments:
As a Christian, conservative, and Reagan Republican, I cannot support Rudy Giuliani. If he gets the nomination, I will not support him for President. I will join the rest of my fellow conservatives and support a third candidate. If it costs the Republicans the White House, so be it. It is our punishment for abandoning our core values.
Well written, I agree
I hear lots of people I know telling me they can not vote for Guiliani or McCain, because of their stance on abortion or gay rights, etc... My reply is so your solution is to let Hillary have the White House. Yes, as long as I have a choice I am going to vote for a pro-life Republican. But, if it comes down to a pro-choice republican vs. the dems I am voting for the man with the (R) after his name.
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