Conservatives Predict Giuliani/Rice Ticket in 2008

Conservatives Predict Giuliani/Rice Ticket in 2008
By Nathan Burchfiel
CNSNews.com Correspondent
February 21, 2005

Washington (CNSNews.com) - Conservatives gathered in Washington, D.C., for a political action conference predicted that former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani will win the Republican nomination for president in 2008.

Giuliani received 19 percent of the vote in a straw poll conducted over the weekend at the 32nd annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).

Giuliani narrowly edged Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who earned 18 percent of the vote after intensive campaigning by her supporters, who donned "Draft Rice in 2008" buttons and stickers.

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.), tied for third place with Sens. George Allen of Virginia and John McCain of Arizona; they all received 11 percent of the vote.

Other Republicans on the ballot included former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and New York Gov. George Pataki.

IMO this would be disastrous for the GOP. Rice is an outstanding choice, however Rudy Giuliani is kryptonite for the GOP. He's not a conservative, he has too many skeletons in his closet,he's a proabort and the red states will not support him. The only thing worse the Republicans could do is nominate Newt Gingrich virtually assuring Hillary of victory in 2008.