running a hillary clone rino is a sure way to depress the votes to lose republican seats.
On the contrary, you can’t show me one poll where a Thompson or Huckabee beats Hillary in the key states, but I can show you plenty where the Republican vote in the “red” states is barely affected by a Romney or Guliani. Look at SurveyUSA’s recent head-to-head, statewide polls. (BTW, McCain does best of all, for what it’s worth).