At this point of time in 2007 the top two candidates were Huckabee and Fred Thompson and there was no serious thought that McCain could push others aside including Romney and move into the top 2 spots. If you are going to be a political junkie and follow this stuff day in and day out you have to have a lot of patience and perseverance.
Actually, folks, Newt Gingrich and Herman Cain look like they could make a great team for America!!! They should be in the running. However, this race is just getting started!!! And......IMHO opinion, Romney & Perry are dead in the water!!! At the end of the day, neither one of them is going anywhere in the POTUS race!!! Both losers!!!!