Polls are one thing an election is another. But even if he could win New York, he can't win in the heartland.
No Republican can win nationally without the conservatives. George the Elder and Bob Dole showed that.
Nominating Rudy will destroy the Republican party.
The Giuliani liberals will cause a split in the GOP, then try to blame it on the conservative wing of the party for not jumping in and supporting him lockstep, just as they are trying to blame the conservatives for not winning this past week's election. They want to overlook the Ken Mehlmans and Rudy Giuliani liberalization and compromise of principles.
He will win in Oklahoma and that is the center of the Heartland. You obviously have never seen him or heard him speak in person. He will take any question, gives a speech that crosses all age groups and politics because he is all about wanting what's best for America and wants to follow the lead of Ronald Reagan -- tough stance on defense is the #1 priority for America.
When you speak for the heartland, you certainly do not speak for those of us who have had the privilege of listening to this man and done the researach on him. He can and will win in Middle America.
Clinton ran as a conservative against Bush 41, and then there's Perot. I truly believe that posters who claim "No Republican can win nationally without the conservatives" aren't really conservative to begin with.