Yes, but NYC is not it's own state, so it has zero electoral votes, and they would go Demonrat if it were a state. So Rudy has no track record except running in a place which is about as representative of America as is San Francisco.
He got the national spotlight right after 9/11. Otherwise no one would even consider him. He sounds hawkish about terrorism, but that's probably also designed to play well in NY, which is heavily Jewish. Why that makes him a deserving Pres. candidate for the party once led to triumph by Ronald Reagan beats me.
If you don't think Rudy is a hawk on terrorism you need to get your eyes and ears tested. He's been tough on this issue since Day One. Where have you been?
If a Republican got elected Mayor of San Francisco, reduced crime by 2/3rds, cut taxes 23 times, and kept the city together in it's time of greatest crisis, I'd be VERY interested in having him run for President.
Yeah, the JOOZ like to hear all that anti-terror talk.