The Problem in a Nutshell

On Bloomberg and the Log Cabin Republicans:

Mike told the crowd that he knows the rap on him is that he used to be a Democrat, but that Giuliani was once a Democrat, and Reagan was once a Democrat.

"Badillo, weren't you one too?" he asked, and then called for a show of hands of lifelong Republicans, and found very few.

Shouldn't it be a problem to liberal New Yorkers that you've got the frontrunner in the mayoral election comparing himself proudly to Reagan?