Giuliani Too Liberal for GOP Conservatives

The San Francisco Chronicle reports:

One is "America's Mayor," the other is the nation's senior governor.

But ask conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly what chance either Rudolph Giuliani or George Pataki has of capturing the 2008 Republican presidential nomination and her answer comes quickly:

"Not much," Schlafly said. "I don't think Giuliani or Pataki will resonate with grass-roots Republicans or Midwest Republicans. They are SO New York."

Schlafly's out-of-hand dismissal of the former New York city mayor and the three-term New York governor mirrors what pollsters and pundits contend: Giuliani and Pataki, supporters of abortion and gay rights as well as tough gun control laws, are too liberal for the conservative Republicans who tend to dominate the presidential primaries.

To quote a New Yorker, "Fuhgetaboutit."

That reality has not deterred Giuliani or Pataki

There just aren't enough liberal,Northeast type delegates in the GOP to get the nomination.