"Do we really want a candidate who doesn't want to run?"
Correct. I dont want a candidate in 2008 who begged off opportunities to run for offices other than Mayor.
Rudy's main opposition btw was the incompetent Dinkins.
He. Wasn't. Going. To. Win. He DEFINITELY wasn't going to beat Hillary. And he wouldn't have won any other race either. Nor will he win the Republican primaries, so the 2008 question is really irrelevant.