Politics | Rudy Giuliani Half of GOP Evangelicals Might Ditch Giuliani: Poll 55% would consider third-party candidate By Sam Gale Rosen Posted Nov 1, 2007 4:39 PM CDT Copied Republican presidential hopeful, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and his wife Judith, pose with a pumpkin painted to look like him during a campaign stop at Lull Farm in Hollis, N.H., Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007.(AP Photo/Jim Cole) (Associated Press) 55% of white evangelical Republicans would consider a third-party candidate if the 2008 presidential race comes down to Rudy Giuliani vs. Hillary Clinton, according to a new survey. The GOP frontrunner's views on abortion, gay rights and gun control are too liberal for the tastes of many conservative Christians; evangelicals make up about 34% of Republican and Republican-leaning voters. Evangelical leaders met in September to discuss the possibility of launching a conservative third-party candidacy, but were unable to come to a consensus, the Associated Press reports. The survey also found that 50% of respondents identify as Democrats or are leaning Democratic, as opposed to 36% for the GOP—the biggest gap between the parties in almost 20 years. Read These Next New Fox star, 23, misses first day after car troubles. Iran's supreme leader makes first public comments since ceasefire. Man accused of killing his daughters might be dead. Her blood isn't compatible with anyone else's. Report an error