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To me it seems the difference is that his opposition to government-funded health care falls in line perfectly with the rest of his platform.

The abortion issue seems out of place to me, but please no long-winded explanations of why the rights of a fetus trump those of the mother. Either position is easily argued. What I'm interested in is thoughts of how this affects his electability as well as possible refinement of my understanding of his plans on this matter if elected.

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His electability in the general election? It has no effect because he has 0% chance.

His electability in the primaries? It has no effect because primary voters know he has no chance in the general.

55% Giuliani 45% Romney 0% anyone else G and R could flip based on early showings, but I still think primary voters will be too concerned about the electability of a Mormon for him to win. If Romney would take 2d on a ticket with Giuliani I think that ticket would be brokered through.

I dont know that any Veep nominee has strong enough home support to swing the general in their state, so Veep needs to be chosen on platform primarily. Romney and Giuliani are pretty consistent in their platforms and the combo may actually look more conservative than either one individually.