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A while back, we mentioned that evangelical leaders had gotten together and agreed to consider a third party candidate if pro-choice, pro-gay rights Rudy Giuliani got the GOP nod.
Maybe that decision reflected widespread sentiment amongst their base, or maybe the base is mimicking the thinking of the Christian right’s honchos. Either way, a new Rasmussen poll shows 27 percent of Republican voters would rather vote for a third party candidate (from the Christian right) than for Rudy.
Not good news for a guy who makes the case, on the campaign trail, that he is the only Republican that can beat the Democrats.
