As we noted yesterday, the evidence that Mike Huckabee will not run for President now satisfies the preponderance of the evidence standard used in civil cases. The even better news is that the evidence that Rudy Giuliani is planning on running for President may be enough to survive a motion for summary judgment.

Rudy tells CNN’s Piers Morgan the following:

In an interview on CNN’s “Piers Morgan Tonight,” Giuliani, who dropped out of the 2008 Republican presidential primary, said running against Palin for the 2012 GOP nomination would show him as a moderate Republican.

“The more Republicans in which I can show a contrast, probably the better chance, the better chance that I have,” Giuliani told CNN’s Piers Morgan in an interview set to air at 9 pm. ET Monday. Portions of the interview will air Friday (tonight) on CNN’s “John King, USA” at 7 p.m. ET.

But if he does run, Giuliani says he would concentrate on winning Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, sites of the first presidential nominating contests. In 2008 Giuliani focused his resources in Florida, a strategy that that led to the demise of his run after he finished third in the state’s primary.

Not only is Rudy looking into a run but he is planning on running openly as a “moderate Republican.” I am convinced that Rudy can take a solid chunk of the “moderate Republican” vote, which will make life even easier for Governor Palin.

With Huckabee out and Rudy Giuliani and other moderate Republicans in, we may very well have a short primary race.