[George W. Bush]

But Giuliani, for one, gets the rock-star treatment from Republican audiences, too.

The leftwing mayor has had the limelight as the only real "celebrity" candidate in the field.

I think the bloom is off the rose with Rudi and people are looking for more than "You know, I was mayor of NYC on 9/11". And Rudi doesn't have a second act.

And along comes Fred...

[ctdonath2]

Giuliani ... gets the rock-star treatment from Republican audiences

Analyze those audiences, and they're probably made largely of [sub]urban Republicans - those who do honestly think he's right-wing.