[metesky]

John McCain is now, I think, more likely than not to be the Republican nominee for President.

He won NH in 2000. How'd he fare after that? Pat Buchannon won NH in '96 then stumbled badly.

Presidential elections are a marathon not a sprint.

[furquhart]

Romney’s down. Iowa gone, New Hampshire, gone - last of the major candidates in national polls.

Fred has no money and not enough time to turn things around.

Giuliani has waited too long, is out of money, and still has all of the negatives he had before.

That leaves two Republicans who can be the nominee: McCain and Huckabee. McCain is more acceptable to the GOP establishment than Huckabee.