Missouri, Florida, Arizona, Nevada, Virginia, Ohio and North Carolina are all in play the moment we nominate a liberal. The only state on your list I see as even a remote possibility is Jersey.
The notion that if we only nominate the most liberal candidate in the party's history we'll be able to pick off blue states is probably the most short-sighted, foolish bit of strategery I've ever heard. Democrats will vote Democratic, no matter how much we try to appease them with our nominee.
States you mention that are trending DEM are doing so because of an influx of moderates and liberals...many of them would vote for Rudy.....the question is why if Rudy is so destested is he leading for the GOP nomination...dont give me that "polls are wrong nonsense" the polls were dead on for 2006