Fred Thompson and Rudy seemed to be the unbeatable choices... We saw how that ended up.
Interesting to think that names like Huntsman, Paul, and other polling low (at the moment) might just be on top of the ticket now or in 2016.
AUGUST 2007 (We are now in August 2011)
Fred Thompson 31%, Rudy Giuliani 26%, John McCain 16%, Newt Gingrich 8%, Mitt Romney 3%, Sam Brownback 1%, Duncan Hunter 1%, Ron Paul 1%, Mike Huckabee -, Tom Tancredo -, Tommy Thompson -, Undecided 13%