A quick glance at the RCP chart below and it looks likely that the Romney vs. Giuliani squabbling has taken its toll on both campaigns. Obviously, there are other factors involved with each campaign (with Giuliani the NYPD/girlfriend brouhaha and with Romney the rise of Huckabee, particularly the former Arkansas governor passing him in Iowa). But even with those negatives I suspect the voters have been very much turned off by the recent nastiness between Giuliani and Romney.

Huckabee has been one clear beneficiary and he just today passed Romney in the RCP National Average, dropping the former Massachusetts Governor all the way to 5th (which is effectively last). And John McCain, the guy who was anointed the media front runner a year ago and then left for dead over the summer, has quietly moved back into 2nd place in the RCP National Average for the first time since June 11th and is now the candidate I would call the dark horse to win the GOP nomination.