Discuss as:  Rudy: Fred who?  From NBC's Andrew Merten Speaking
to reporters in St. Paul, Minn., this afternoon, Giuliani made a
point to appear unfazed by Fred Thompson's official entrance
into the GOP nomination run. "The race hasn't changed at all --
it's exactly the same campaign that it was a week ago," he said,
adding, "I don't run against any other Republican; I run against
Democrats." He went on to tout his organization as the "most
issues-oriented campaign of any side," calling on his "Twelve
Commitments" as an example. Rudy also alleged that he is the
most competitive general election candidate in the Republican
field, citing national polls that show him competing against
Clinton or Obama. "I'm the only Republican candidate that has a
chance at winning the states that were previously Democratic
states," he said, continuing: "If I'm nominated here in
Minnesota next year, I'll walk out of here being able to
campaign in virtually 50 states.  If somebody else is nominated,
they'll walk out of here being