I'm asking the same question.
Why do H & C have on two dem strategists? Don’t we have any republican pundits?
The rule was set up to allow candidates based on national poll results. Even though Duncan Hunter has won a delegate and Rudy Giuliani hasn’t (though he has a party-hack one from maine, I think :-), Duncan Hunter doesn’t come close to making the cutoff on the national polls.
I think he really shot himself down with his poor strategy...he needed to get out and campaign a bit to build recognition earlier, not just rely on Wyoming.
Ron Paul was polling over 5% in the national polls, so he was in.