Gop Favorites' Liberal Bent Alienates Right; Conservatives Hope Another Candidate Will Emerge to Fill Void

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Washington - The Republican race for president unfolds this year with a twist at the top.

The biggest names - Arizona Sen. John McCain and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani - face big problems with the party's conservative base.

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Gop Favorites' Liberal Bent Alienates Right; Conservatives Hope Another Candidate Will Emerge to Fill Void

McCain is viewed as an adversary by many on the right because of past political feuds and deep differences over issues such as tax cuts and immigration.

Giuliani supports gun control, gay rights and abortion rights - positions that are anathema to a large and dominant segment of the party.

The result is an added sense of unpredictability in the contest, and a kind of "conservative vacuum" in the fi...

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