Bullhockey. The above shows a total ignorance or a total disregard (I don't know which) of/for the primary system. To think that we could win nationally with a candidate who can't even win a primary is absolutely insane. Whoever wins the primary is the strongest candidate, period, end of story. If you can't convince your own party to vote for you in the primary, how in the world could possibly hope to convince anyone outside of the party to vote for you? Think about that for a minute.
Oh, I have. Here's what I think. Guiliani is going to win the Republican nomination. He is the strongest candidate. Sure, he isn't doing so hot among FReepers but out there in the real world a lot of people like this guy. With the primaries right around the corner, nobody else seems to be getting much traction. Now whose fault is it that the current Republican frontrunner doesn't appeal to Christian conservatives --a core Republican constituency? I think this says more about the waning political influence of the religious right than it does about the GOP.
Now, if Guiliani is trounced by Clinton, the blame will be placed on the fact that Guiliani did not appeal to the social conservative base. If Guiliani wins the presidency? Well... That changes everything.