Prepare for a Hillary Clinton presidency with that attitude.
Your attitude is more likely to promote a Hillary Presidency. If you know anything at all about the activists in the Republican Party, you will know that crime and 9/11 are not their only issues. Many, and it is a helluva lot more than 1%, will not vote for Rudy under any circumstances. They will either stay home or vote third party.
I have repeatedly posted data that (including Gallup), at this point before the campaign has started, suggests a large portion of the electorate simply has not focused and is answering the polls based on name ID alone. Once the comparison ads start and Rudy’s positions are scrutinized, he will drop. You can take that to the bank.
I happen to believe that when Fred gets in, the race will change completely. I know you are impatient for him to enter. But I have faith that, having won 2 landslides in Tennessee and being able to be in a statistical tie for first place (in the reliable Rasmussen poll) without spending a dime he may know a little bit more than you do about how to run a political campaign. We will shortly see who is right.