After weeks of, to coin a phrase, flip-flopping on the issue of abortion rights it looks like Rudolph Giuliani’s campaign will a stance in favor of abortion rights.  As Mr. Giuliani himself says, “Ultimately, there has to be a right to choose.”  So what will this mean for Guiliani’s campaign?  Right off the bat he’s lost the far right in the party and Conservative Christians who vote on a small number of issues, abortion being a big one; however, that also makes him more attractive to moderate Republicans who agree with him.

I’m not a fan of Rudolph Giuliani.  I think he used the tragedy of September 11, 2001 to make a crap-load of money and to secure a political future that was beginning to fade in the final month of his mayorship.  However, I think it’s brave of him to take this stand, especially among a group of candidates who, for the most part, will mercilessly attack for taking that stand.