Reply #142: I was just telling someone that.

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There is so little difference in position between Hillary and Rudy that she is very vulnerable in that matchup. The far right would hold their nose and vote for Rudy (en masse) to prevent Hillary (they are the only ones who think she is too liberal). The firm left will (mostly) hold their noses and vote for her. The moderate repugs and right leaning indies will go for Rudy, vice versa for the moderate dems and left leaning indies.

That leaves the non-political voters who vote by the warm-fuzzy 'who appeals to me more' method. Rudy has more natural charisma than Hillary and will probably win them over.

We could definitely lose it in a Clinton/Guilliani matchup...too close to call this early.