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|[[Rand Paul]]

|[[Rand Paul]]

|Son of [[Ron Paul]], voted against GOP establishment's spending compromise bills, advocate for cutting spending, can unite libertarians and conservatives, voted against NDAA. Made waves with historic filibuster against CIA director John Brennan over the Obama administration's claimed authority to use drone strikes against US citizens on American soil.

|Son of [[Ron Paul]], voted against GOP establishment's spending compromise bills, advocate for cutting spending, can unite libertarians and conservatives, voted against NDAA. Made waves with historic filibuster against CIA director John Brennan over the Obama administration's claimed authority to use drone strikes against US citizens on American soil.

|Some of his father's more hardcore followers think he's a 'traitor' for endorsing Romney.  

|Some of his father's more hardcore followers think he's a 'traitor' for endorsing Romney, voted for [[Chuck Hagel]] as Defense Secretary.  

|Has criticized [[Paul Ryan]] and [[Chris Christie]] like a potential candidate would, delivered 2013 Tea Party response to the SOTU, which the news media didn't cover.  

|Has criticized [[Paul Ryan]] and [[Chris Christie]] like a potential candidate would, delivered 2013 Tea Party response to the SOTU, which the news media didn't cover.  

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|[[Marco Rubio]]

|[[Marco Rubio]]

|Favorite of [[Fox News]], articulate, Hispanic, able to win key battleground state of [[Florida]] since he's from there, was on Romney's shortlist in 2012.

|Favorite of [[Fox News]], articulate, Hispanic, able to win key battleground state of [[Florida]] since he's from there, was on Romney's shortlist in 2012.

|Used to be a Tea Party favorite when he defeated [[RINO]] [[Charlie Crist]], but many have since soured on his actions, endorses his own version of the [[DREAM Act]], friends with [[Jeb Bush]], denounced [[Michele Bachmann]]'s investigation into [[Huma Abedin]].  

|Used to be a Tea Party favorite when he defeated [[RINO]] [[Charlie Crist]], but many have since soured on his actions, endorses his own version of the [[DREAM Act]], friends with [[Jeb Bush]], denounced [[Michele Bachmann]]'s investigation into [[Huma Abedin]]. His eligibility for President is questionable.

|Visited Iowa in December 2012 to speak at [[Jack Kemp]] library, delivered GOP response to Obama's 2013 SOTU, currently putting his capital on the line working with seven other Senators on a controversial immigration plan conservatives may oppose as amnesty.

|Visited Iowa in December 2012 to speak at [[Jack Kemp]] library, delivered GOP response to Obama's 2013 SOTU, currently putting his capital on the line working with seven other Senators on a controversial immigration plan conservatives may oppose as amnesty.

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|[[Bobby Jindal]]

|[[Bobby Jindal]]

|Populist conservative who says conservatives should be skeptical of big business, Indian-American, cleaned up Louisiana after Katrina and Governor Blanco, evangelical who also focuses on energy issues like Perry before him.  

|Populist conservative who says conservatives should be skeptical of big business, Indian-American, cleaned up Louisiana after Katrina and Governor Blanco, evangelical who also focuses on energy issues like Perry before him.  

|Severely lacking in charisma.

|Severely lacking in charisma.  

|Has criticized the GOP on how it needs to be "smarter" and should emphasize it champions small business instead of big business, term limited to 2016.

|Has criticized the GOP on how it needs to be "smarter" and should emphasize it champions small business instead of big business, term limited to 2016.

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|Ben Carson

|Ben Carson

|Plain-spoken, with common-sense solutions to the country's problems

|Plain-spoken, with common-sense solutions to the country's problems

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|Has said states can enact gun control.

|The world-renowned surgeon made waves by skewering Obama's policies at the White House correspondence dinner

|The world-renowned surgeon made waves by skewering Obama's policies at the White House correspondence dinner

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|If Rubio is the Presidential nominee, he's likely to make Ayotte his running mate hoping the ticket will appeal to two swing states (Florida and New Hampshire), Hispanics, and women, offsetting Hillary with the last group.

|If Rubio is the Presidential nominee, he's likely to make Ayotte his running mate hoping the ticket will appeal to two swing states (Florida and New Hampshire), Hispanics, and women, offsetting Hillary with the last group. Both Rubio and Ayotte have been taken under the wings of McCain and Graham since getting in the Senate.

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|[[Allen West]]

|[[Allen West]]

==Possible Democratic candidates==

==Possible Democratic candidates==

[[Democrats]] will not have a choice other than [[liberal]] [[Hillary Clinton]].  If a competitive race were allowed by the party bosses (and it won't be), these could be contenders:

[[Democrats]] will not have a choice other than [[liberal]] [[Hillary Clinton]].  If a competitive race were allowed by the party bosses (and it won't be), the candidates mentioned below her could be contenders:

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|[[Andrew Cuomo]]

|[[Andrew Cuomo]]

|Tried to make himself look like a fiscal conservative, he's part of a political family like Jeb and Hillary.

|Tried to make himself look like a fiscal conservative, he's part of a political family like Jeb and Hillary.

|Uncompelling, declared intentions to confiscate guns from lawful gun owners.  

|Uncompelling, declared intentions to seize guns from lawful gun owners, which he's used executive orders to do.  

|His father, the former Governor, has already said he intends for him to run. His gun confiscating executive orders are not sitting well with the American people by and large.

|His father, the former Governor, has already said he intends for him to run. His gun confiscating executive orders are not sitting well with the American people by and large.

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|[[Mark Warner]]

|[[Mark Warner]]

|Senator from a swing state with a relatively moderate record who voted against the [[NDAA]], all of which might give him points with independents that the other Democrats won't have.

|Senator from a swing state with a relatively moderate record who voted against the [[NDAA]], all of which might give him points with independents that the other Democrats won't have.

|He still votes with his party most of the time.

|He still votes with his party most of the time, voted for gun control even though he claims to be pro-gun.

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