Who do you THINK will win the Republican nomination?

[sethm0]

 I side with those who say that McCain and Guliani are probably too moderate to win approval from the Republican base, even though both of them are beginning to court the far-right pretty heavily. Guliani also has personal issues that would make it difficult for him to gain approval from christian conservatives.

 Romney's mormonism, his mixed messages on abortion, his lack of foreign policy experience and 2002 Salt Lake scandals will be more than enough to do him in.

 So the most likely nominees at this point are probably Allen or Frist, with Huckabee, Lindsay Graham, and Hagel each having an outside shot.

 Assuming one of these conservatives takes the nomination, it's possible that the running mate will be someone a bit more moderate and symbollic, perhaps Guliani or Condaleeza Rice.