Disclaimer: Log Cabin has not endorsed any candidate for President, yet. However, straw polling suggested that a lot of our members were leaning towards Rudy.
It seems like his “9/11 terrets” is what did him in, he branded him self as a “National-Defendo” so many primary goers never really saw his other core beliefs, especially as they related to self-reliance/small government. I have to admit i started to cringe in anticipating of the next sentence that would inevitably include “9/11.” Sure, he played up leadership a great deal, but what the public heard was leadership during crisis (terrorism crisis). American’s doesn’t vote for one issue politicians, and Rudy became one of them.
Hindsight, Michael, hindsight. Then why were log cabinites so enamored by Rudy?Maybe because many of us are one issue voters? We try not to be, but we all do have GLBT rights, marriage equality, gay marriage, marriage amendments on the brain. And in Rudy, we saw a President that had an aura of machismo that would be able to squash anti-gay sentiment, anti-gay constitutional amendments, a President that understood the role of “Big Government” was to be as small as possible, and battle against Christian conservatives looking to institutionalize bigotry and discrimination.
Thanks Rudy, for throwing your hat into the ring, fighting terrorism, wearing drag, and being inclusive. We hope you stay in politics, and we never minded that you took such large speaking fees, you deserve it.
John McCain anyone?
Bravo, Michael! I think you nailed the issues correctly. Let’s hope that the GOP candidate who does win the nomination can urge Americans to understand ALL issues that make us proud to be Republicans. Keep up the good work!