The Weekly Standard has an interesting (and light hearted) piece called The Rise of the Metro Republican which explains how the GOP presidential field is currently dominated by urban, somewhat moderate Republicans. Heres a paragraph from the article: So there they all area hawkish war hero who holds Goldwaters seat but who charms independents; a Mormon from Michigan who will run his campaign from North Boston; and a prochoice New Yorker who thrills southern social conservativesall trying to be Reagans heir. And let us recall that Reagan himself was a complex enough figure: a man who was divorced and remarried (as are McCain and Giuliani), a former film star and a recovering Democrat, from Illinois by way of Hollywood, who signed a liberal abortion bill while governor of California, was comfortable with gays in his film making milieu, and once even backed the New Deal. Heres a a hrefhttp:www.weeklystandard.comContentPublicArticles000000013273awjiu.asp?pg1link to the full articlea.div