The more important question is, will Rudy take the party with him?
As I'm sure has already been pointed out, if the MSM seems to be all googly-eyed over Rudy as the (R) candidate it is not because he's a candidate they can or would ever get behind , but because they have found a new excitement and purpose at being able to function as the "impartial" clearinghouse for all the pictures of Rudy in drag, all the nasty regurgitating of the marriage and divorce scandals, and any number of other things that they could "look up" on their own or that Team Clinton could provide them with. Their "support" of him "going in" will be predicated on his being the best candidate TO LOSE to Hillary or whomever, while also being the easiest candidate for them to support, considering how "readymade" he is and how little work they'd have to do to acquaint people with him.