Vito and ibfestus,
The problem with rewarding bad behavior is that you get more bad behavior.
When the dog relieves himself inside the house, do you say "good boy" and give him a treat"?
When your child draws on the walls, do you say "well done, son, have some ice cream"?
When a politician violates your principles, do you say "here's my vote"?
Why did the first Bush lose re-election? I think more important than Perot was his bad behavior "Read my lips: no new taxes"
And you are ignoring the possible long-term benefits of having Hillary over Rudy. (These have been mentioned before, either here or in other posts, but a couple of examples):
If Rudy wins, all of the liberal stuff he wants to do will be mostly unopposed, whereas if Hillary wins the Republicans will fight against her on things they would have supported Rudy on.
Why did Reagan beat Carter in a landslide? Carter really sucked. I would bet we would have a repeat in 2012, if Hillary wins in '08. All we would need would be someone to espouse the principles of responsible (limited) government and personal responsibility.
Reagan was a return to those principles in '80, as was the "Contract with America" in '94.
Again, reward good behavior, not bad.