Who won New Hampshire? John McCain. But, in the South Carolina primary, Bush defeated McCain by painting McCain as too liberal, something McCain himself made painfully easy to do. Do you honestly think the country has changed that much in eight years, as far as the nature of Republican primary voters? You're in la la land if you do. What Bush did to McCain in South Carolina will be done again, to Guiliani. And to McCain.
By whom? Guliani and McCain will be the only two with the money to go all out in the way Bush did in South Carolina.
Please tell me you don't believe Gary Bauer could have taken down John McCain.
The two front runners in 1998-1999 were the front runners in 2000 and throughout the primaries. Bush was always ahead of McCain, and McCain was never going to beat him in southern primaries.
Allen is fighting too hard for his Senatorial life in Virginia to do much in the presidential area. Besides, he needs a personal coach to keep him from making a fool of himself.
The only other realistic choice is Newt Gingrich. His only real accomplishment was helping Republicans get elected in 1994. He was not an effective Speaker of the House, and fawned all over Clinton every chance he got.
But, maybe he can unite conservatives.
By whom?