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You live and die by those name-recognition polls, don't you?

We'll see how he fares as he actually starts to campaign against candidates who will expose his past and his policy history.

Three months before the election, Allen was one of the most widely discussed possible GOP nominees for '08. And he had a 33% point advantage over Webb.

According to the WaPost, "It wasn't that many months ago that Allen was seen by political insiders as already in the top tier of prospective Republican presidential candidates. In April 2005, he finished first in a National Journal magazine survey of insiders asked to predict the 2008 GOP nominee. In May, Allen finished second behind Arizona Sen. John McCain."

This long before the nomination, the political GOP insiders have more to do with picking nominees than the base does. For instance, in the fall of 1999, President Bush had locked up all the loose money and the endorsements of virtually every governor and state chairman. That's the poll that counted. That's the one Hillary is winning. That is, BTW, the one that Giuliani is trying to win with his fundraising.

Polls mean nothing more than name-recognition this far out from an election. If that's all Rudy's got besides his New York liberal politics, you'd better start praying 'cause the Muslims are gonna get you.

You live and die by those name-recognition polls, don't you?

Nope.
But I am also mindful that most of the Rasmussen polls for the last elections turned out reasonably accurate.
If Rasmussen says Giuliani is leading in the Republican race, and will beat Hitlery, that is a good start for me.
On the other hand, I am not going to go out there, and take some unknown that nobody's heard of outside their own state, and assume that unknown is going beat your witch Hitlery come 2008.

We'll see how he fares as he actually starts to campaign against candidates who will expose his past and his policy history.

Oh puleeze.
Guiliani has polled well amongst conservatives, even AFTER they have been made aware of his past positions on social issues in the same polls.

That particular scare tactic from you is getting so old.
You got anything better?

According to the WaPost, "It wasn't that many months ago that Allen was seen by political insiders as already in the top tier of prospective Republican presidential candidates. In April 2005, he finished first in a National Journal magazine survey of insiders asked to predict the 2008 GOP nominee. In May, Allen finished second behind Arizona Sen. John McCain."

Washington Post huh?
/sarc Now that's a real reliable, trutrthful source for you right there.
sarc off When did the Washington Post last speak the truth about ANYTHING?
Is this the same Washington Post that virtually run a shameless campaign for Allen's opponent, Jim Webb, and attacked Allen non-stop over the "macaca" remark, and blew it out of all proportion?
And you believe their rubbish about Allen?
Excuse me while I throw up will you?
And BTW, I still don't see any poll from the American public in that quote of yours.
The Washington Post quoting anonymous, unknown, "insiders" is not something that I am going to accept, given their record on lying about everything to do with Republicans.
There is not a SINGLE poll, that had Allen ahead of either McCain or Guiliani.
Not even close.
He was always far behind either of them.
Hint : Secret Washington Post "pols" from "insiders" don't count.