If Rudy is the Republican nominee and Hillary is the Democrat, a significant part of his support will come from voters who refuse to vote for her, no matter what. At this point the Anyone But Hillary voting block is much larger than the Anyone But Rudy block.
That's why all the polls agree that Rudy will take far more of the independents and some Democrats, than Hillary will take from independents and some Republicans. That's the reason for my conclusion in my article that Rudy Beats Hillary.
As I said in an earlier post, if the Democrats have the brains to nominate someone more electable than Hillary, all bets are off.
John / Billybob
While I don't expect it to be a large percentage, I believe that with an election such as 2008 where the VP of the current Prez is not running, the candidate that is able to draw those that never vote/rarely vote/first time voters combined with cross-over votes will win the gig.
With all of Rudy's misteps/faults in regards to his marriages, etc., can Hillary and Co. really engage in the questioning personal morality? Did Rudy lie under oath, subourn(sic) perjury, have countless extra-marital affairs, etc.? Can anyone honestly state that Bill and Hillary are actually married on a physical/loving level? Of course not so he instantly can play the high road while 527s highlight Hillary and Co's hypocrisy.
So you really don't care WHO wins as long as it's a Republican. Is that your position?