Poll positioning

GOP | Moderates and conservatives mix it up on the way to winning votes | Jamie Dean

When Rudy Giuliani headlines for Ralph Reed at a high-profile fundraiser in Georgia this month, Mr. Reed likely won't tell his Republican supporters the same thing he told Republicans at a Christian Coalition convention in Washington, D.C., in 1996: "You had better not retreat from the pro-life and pro-family stance that makes you a majority party." Repeating such a warning while standing next to Mr. Giuliani, a potential 2008 Republican presidential candidate, could prove awkward: Mr. Giuliani favors legalized abortion and gay marriage.

But with a narrow lead in an embattled race to win a July 18 primary for lieutenant governor in Georgia, Mr. Reed has sought out-of-state help from popular Republicans like Mr. Giuliani, though their positions on some key issues sharply diverge.