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Giuliani is more divisive than any other candidate that I can remember since Perot.

Only within the Republican party. Not with the public at large. The polls are not wrong. Giuliani gets almost 50 percent of the vote in a general election before he spends a dime. It would take tens of millions of dollars just to match him in name recognition, and no other candidate except McCain has that kind of warchest at the moment. McCain already has the name recognition, but his high negatives make him a nonstarter.

The smart money in the party is already betting Giuliani. Rudy is quietly, steadily accumulating the strongest financial backing, brain power and endorsement base the party can offer. It is all over but the shouting, a fact that Thompson will soon come to realize and Gingrich has already concluded.

It is all over but the shouting

It most certainly is not over, and in fact hasn't actually begun aside from announcements and endorsements. Gingrich must realize that he has absolutely no chance of winning the election, which is why you will not see him run, IMO.

Fred Thompson will bounce RINO Rudy right out of the ring if he decides to run, IMO. And Republicans better hope that he runs, otherwise we will be stuck with the the male Republican version of HRC.

Rudy is quietly, steadily accumulating the strongest financial backing, brain power and endorsement base the party can offer.

A waste of money and effort. Rudy cannot win the WH. I will be more than happy to come back to this thread and eat my own words if Rudy takes residence in the Oval Office. It's just not going to happen...

Gun Owners - Not going to vote for Rudy

Pro Life - Not going to vote for Rudy

Closed borders - Not going to vote for Rudy

Anti Gay Marriage - Not going to vote for Rudy

Left Wing - Not going to vote for Rudy

Right Wing - Not going to vote for Rudy

The list goes on, and on, and on... He might get some moderates from the politically ignorant middle, but how much of that is really out there? After recent elections, our country is pretty well divided between left and right. Democrats are not going to vote for a Republican, regardless of his leftist stance on the issues. Conservatives are not going to vote for a leftist, regardless of the letter after his name.

It is all over but the shouting,

Let's hope not, because the Republican party is in for a world of hurt if true.