There's a great deal of analysis and explanation for these choices at the site, so you should probably read the whole thing.
I've just boiled them down to an ET-style countdown list just because I found some of the placements interesting and you might, too.
So in reverse order—from least likely to most likely—here’s a look at the prospective GOP nominees.
19. Donald Trump
18. Paul Ryan
17 & 16. George Pataki/Bob Ehrlich
15 & 14. Lindsey Graham/John Bolton
13. Carly Fiorina
12. Rick Santorum
11. Ben Carson
10. Mike Huckabee
9. Bobby Jindal
8. Rand Paul
7. Chris Christie
6. John Kasich
5. Rick Perry
4. Ted Cruz
3. Jeb Bush
For the final two: It’s a coin toss. If I were betting on the likely GOP nominee today, I’d put the same amount on [Scott] Walker and [Marco] Rubio (with a chunk on Jeb, too).
Scott Walker with Rubio for Veep.
ReplyDeleteNot what I necessarily want, but the best I think we could get.
That explains the Malentine Scott Walker just got from Gail Collins. Details will fade, but people whose political opinions are formed by the NYT op-ed page will just know, eighteen months from now, that Walker's a bad'un.
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