I can’t see why any lib would be worried about Rudy. Running a New York lib against a New York lib is no strategy for the GOP in 2008.
Because Rudy will pickup most of the middle votes...independents, center pubs and Kennedy democrats. That’s represents 40-50% of the electorate. Social conservatives may stay home but fiscal and WOT conservatives will hold their noses and vote for him.
If Rudy gets the nomination, he wins. I won’t vote for him in the primaries but I will in the general election if he gets the nod.