A lot of people are pushing RIno Rudy hard. But unless I mis my guess he if nominated will lose in the general election.
I do think that a lot of this talk is him and his supporters trying to scare others from running.
Actually, you may well be wrong, he might carry a lot of people who are on the fence about Hillary. Then again he might not. Right now we have to sit back, listen and watch all the potential candidates and assess each one against Hillary and a Richardson or Obama running mate in the end making a determination who would turn out the moderate voters in the center of both parties.