Wednesday Roundup (GOP)

1. John McCain: A Senate compromise on immigration might take some of the heat he's been feeling on that issue off. Really, he moves into the top slot only because he hasn't given me a reason to bump him down. (Last week: 2)
   
2. Mitt Romney: Romney's sounding a cautionary note on the ability of the GOP to maintain a majority of gubernatorial seats this fall, and as chairman of the Republican Governors Association, he may be implicated in such an outcome. Also, as I see Warner flounder without direction, I realize that Romney's going to have to make a major pitch as to his relevancy; that he's failed to do so thus far is hurting him (Last week: 2)
3. Rudy Giuliani: Rudy's face is showing up on banner ads across the Internet, raising his profile but also showing he's interested. He'll have to do the same sort of wooing that McCain has with the religious right though before he climbs any higher. (Last week: 4)
   
4. George Allen: Senator Allen still has his hands full in Virginia, but his one-space drop was mostly a result of Giuliani more than him. (Last week: 3)
5. Tossup: I can't think of anyoen who really has a claim at the 5th spot, it's the 4 and the rest...hopefully thinks might straigthen out a little by next week.

Best of the Rest (in no particular order): Pataki, Rice, Huckabee, Tancredo, Frist