Quote Originally Posted by Universal Mind View Post
Mainly, he is the only Republican candidate who can beat Hillary Clinton. That alone gets him the nomination, most likely. That is so important to Republicans that they are willing to overlook that fact that he is pro-choice and pro-gun-control. His handling of 9/11 has a lot to do with his popularity, and so does his great ability to communicate, debate, and sound strong. McCain is seen as having a lot of good qualities and an impressive resume too, but he comes across as kind of a wuss when he speaks, and that makes him look vulnerable in a debate with Hillary Clinton. He lacks conviction and energy. I think the Republicans are tired of having candidates that suck at communicating. Bob Dole was a total pansie of a public communicator, and Bush has trouble getting through sentences. Republicans want a great communicator with conviction on top of what they see as the other necessary qualities.
I could be wrong that the Repubs arent going to nominate someone with no chance of winning.

But you are using circular reasoning. How can Giuliani have a chance of beating Hillary if there is another candidate who would steal more votes from her than Giulinai would?

And you just admitted that the only things that would make him more appealing are his left-leaning stances on abortion, etc- when its obvious to everyone that Giuliani is one of the most disliked Republican figures by the left. So who is he going to appeal to? Pro-abortion people who just happen to like Neo-cons? Hmmm...I wonder...what does the average Giuliani fan look like?