I know of one flaming lib who watched Arnold and liked what she heard. I thought, after hearing her account, that of all the speeches she might have watched that would be of benefit, Arnold's was best suited to influence her.
But people are different and different things speak to people, depending on their biases. I can see how Giuliani's speech would influence a lot of people, but it's difficult for me to grasp how someone who wasn't influenced to vote GOP after 9/11 and George W. Bush's performance since then would be influenced by Rudy's speech to do so.
Thanks for the comments. It's hard for us to imagine some people don't pay attention to the issues in-between elections, but some don't. There are differing levels of awareness, and differing exposures to spheres of influence. The variety of presentations at the convention were well suited to hit the most people on a different level. It appears they have done so. I'm glad to hear your friend was moved by Schwarzenegger. I think people underestimate his broad appeal to the voters.