RUDY WHISTLING DIXIE?

Rudy Giuliani is the leading '08 presidential candidate among GOP voters in North Carolina, according to a survey conducted January 2 by Public Policy Polling of Raleigh. And Newt Gingrich is a close second. Here's the order of finish:

Giuliani 30%
Gingrich 29%
McCain 22%
Romney 6%
Other 13%

Make of this what you will.

(Via RealClearPolitics Blog.)