Missing: Republican warchest

Taurus said
That's my thought as well, BD. If Edwards can just hang in there, he'll be the only rich, white guy in the running come convention time. At which point, the Powers That Be in the Dem party will ensure he's nominated. (This assumes no darkhorse late-entry like Gore or the skeleton of JFK.

For the Republicans, my instinct is that Giuliani will win, only because he's the most likeable of the possibilities. And the Republican part has shown that it's not above seeing an incompetent boob get the nomination, if he's got an iota of charisma.

I just don't see Giuliani as electable. I could be wrong, but he's lost a good bit of his post-9/11 luster.

What will be most interesting is if Bloomberg does jump into the fray, but not as either party he's been a member of. A fully independent ticket could win at the end of the day. Look at what damage Perot did. Now imagine Bloomberg in that position. He could very likely run circles around whomever the Dems or Reps put out there.

Or...it could just be me wishing for something other than a Republicrat in office.