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While I don't often disagree with you, in this case, I do disagree with the bulk of what you said. Perhaps, if all we had to go on were his words or his debate performances, you'd be right. However, we have his actual record as governor by which to judge him. His record as governor is the best indicator of his future actions. Actions speak louder than mere words.

Even granting all your other points, I will say that the nominee is the one who can personally connect with voters, make them buy into their campaign on a personal level.

Mitt hasn't done that yet. And that's why his national poll numbers are so much lower than they should be.

I am right about this. Part of Mitt's problem is that he thinks the rest of the country is like Massachusetts. Well, it isn't. He's got to make that personal connection. And it's not the Mormon thing either. George Bush managed to sell himself in this personal sense to the GOP. Mitt isn't getting it done yet. Mitt's campaign needs to focus on why before Rudi (or Fred) manage to fill that void.

The voters are looking for that candidate they connect with personally, the guy they feel they can know from his speeches, that they know what he'll do in all those situations they can't even foresee yet.

He's leading in several states and is in a dead heat with Fred now in the national polls. Did you miss the latest polling numbers?

Rasmussen Daily Presidential Tracking Poll 10/10 Giuliani 27% Thompson 17% Romney 16%

Romney is trending upward while the others are not.

Of course, there is always room for improvement, but there is never going to be the perfect candidate. Ann Coulter's point about Mitt being the most qualified and competent candidate with the strategy and required funds to beat Rudy and then Hillary does make a lot of sense though.

The voters are looking for that candidate they connect with personally, the guy they feel they can know from his speeches, that they know what he'll do in all those situations they can't even foresee yet.

Very well said.

Americans give their precious votes to candidates who earn their confidence and trust.

Which is why Rudi Giuliani is unacceptable.

Rooty and his Rooters are working assiduously to religiously cleanse the Repub party, to dump conservatives off the party lifeboat.

THEY would feel more "comfortable" in a Repub party free of religious and social conservatism-----IOW, in a second Democrat party.

The elitist, umnmitigated contempt the Giuliani camp evinces for social and religious conservatives disqualifies Giuliani from holding any public office.