Giuliani was a front runner because he was a household name, or at least should be. He was the mayor of the HANDS DOWN most historic city in the US, arguably the world. The decisions he made in a time of tragedy forged his legacy, and he ran on that legacy. Ron Paul is a congressman from TX, one who has not done anything note-worthy to the populace of the country. There is a reason Giuliani has not done well so far, and it may well doom him, as his numbers have dropped as of recently, but on national polls, he was whipping Paul, as well as a lot of the front runners. I know because I live in FL, and have a large community of former New Yorkers willing to throw their vote that way. He has slacked, and ran a terrible campaign, but the fact remains he is KNOWN for a reason. Do not make small fact of that.