Giuliani May Have Taken Himself Out. The Pitfalls of the Early Election Cycle

With Mr. Giuliani's statement today confirming his support of taxpayer funded abortions, he has shown social conservatives, pro-life republicans and independents that he is not the candidate for them. This is exactly why conservatives were worried about Rudy. Figures that he would make this statement on CNN (Video). This statement will get a lot of play in the next month or so and will probably eliminate his front runner status, perhaps knocking him out the top tier entirely.

I, in good conscience, could not vote for him now in the primary. I think a lot of his support will move to someone else, Romney or Fred. Most likely Fred.

But this brings up something else. As this gaffe by Rudy during a set up during a CNN interview illustrates, this early extended election cycle only benefits the democrats. The MSM now has almost 2 years to dig up dirt, try to get candidates to make mistakes, and document wrongdoings before the election. The MSM will only really go after Republicans to try to weaken them in the eyes of independents and moderate republicans. Yes Hillary is also hurt by the length of time she is exposed, but the MSM will cover for her the best they can. (The more you get to know Hillary, the harder she is to take.)

This early election cycle gives the MSM time to stockpile ammunition and take more shots at our candidates. This is why Fred and Newt look very wise, trying to wait it out as long as they can. Maybe they are waiting to see which of the big three are left by August to decide whether or not to get in. One thing is for sure now. Unless Giuliani pulls himself out of this quagmire,(yes I used the Q word- I better credit Kerry for it's use) and pull himself out quick, he won't be around in August.

Stay Tuned

RR