[barnicus]

If a couple of GOP candidates drop out, and they will

I hope you are right. I can see compromising to get behind Fred, Duncan or Mitt. Yet all three together will split the ticket.

I can not see ever compromising to get behind:
A: Rudy Giuliani
B: John McCain

[TommyDale]

The key here is to not nominate a minority liberal GOP candidate like Giuliani or McCain. Anyone who gets the nomination with less than half the party’s voter support is a sure loser in the general election.