And Lazio ran a terrible campaign.

But back to Rudy.

Rudy is sort of like Dwight Eisenhower. Eisenhower was elected because he was seen as pillar of strength and leadership during a dark time in US history. That's the way most Americans view Guiliani.

Also, even if Rudy doesn't get all the support in "red" states that Bush got, there are few "blue" states that were close enough in votes that they could easily swing the other way for a republican like Guiliani. New Jersey and Pennsylvania coming immediately to mind.