[finnigan2]

Giuliani has two routes to go to move to the inside track for the White House in 2008:
1) to be elected Governor of New York. A good route, except many Pataki supporters hate him and he could fracture the New York Party base to win;
2) to beat Hitlery for the Senate in 2006. A win-win for Rudy. He would become the darling of the Party for 2008. If Rice has succeeded in being elected to some office between now and then, they would be a formidable combination.
His only opposition comes from the rabid pro life and anti gay marriage factions. If Rudy fudges a bit around the edges on these two issues, he could retain their reluctant support.

[Luis Gonzalez]

Now we're talking politics!

Rudy beating Hillary in the Senate race may have the interesting side effect of setting in place a crosscheck for the GOP against the possibility of a Hillary for President campaign, thus relegating her to the #2 spot on a ticket. I think that the DNC would shudder at the thought of running someone for the presidency against an opponent who had just recently defeated them in a major race with lots and lots of TV coverage.