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|A rising young star in Florida, a key swing state; an electrifying speaker; won the [[U.S. Senate]] seat in a landslide in 2010, nearly capturing 50% of the vote in a tough 3-way race that included the originally favored [[Charlie Crist]]; stronger on social issues than other leading candidates

|A rising young star in Florida, a key swing state; an electrifying speaker; won the [[U.S. Senate]] seat in a landslide in 2010, nearly capturing 50% of the vote in a tough 3-way race that included the originally favored [[Charlie Crist]]; stronger on social issues than other leading candidates

|Will face liberal [[double standard]]: what's OK for Obama (e.g., inexperience) is somehow not OK for a [[conservative]].  Separately, Republican voters may think he's really running to be selected as Vice President.

|Will face liberal [[double standard]]: what's OK for Obama (e.g., inexperience) is somehow not OK for a [[conservative]].  Separately, Republican voters may think he's really running to be selected as Vice President.

|Rarely on Fox and did not seek Palin endorsement

|Often on Fox and did not seek Palin endorsement

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|[[Mitt Romney]]

|[[Mitt Romney]]

|First runner-up in 2008, business experience, Republican governor of a Democratic state, prodigious fundraiser

|First runner-up in 2008, business experience, Republican governor of a Democratic state, prodigious fundraiser

|Once supported [[abortion]] and [[civil unions]]; his costly [[health care]] plan included mandatory insurance and became the model for ObamaCare; won only 15% in the South Carolina primary in 2008

|Once supported [[abortion]] and [[civil unions]]; his costly [[health care]] plan included mandatory insurance and became the model for ObamaCare; won only 15% in the South Carolina primary in 2008

|Excluded by Fox, which prefers Newt

|On Fox often

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|[[Rand Paul]]

|[[Rand Paul]]

|could be the next [[Ronald Reagan]]; is the heir-apparent to massive support for [[Ron Paul]]; won the [[U.S. Senate]] seat by a 56-44% landslide in 2010, despite an intense effort by [[liberals]] to smear and defeat him

|could be the next [[Ronald Reagan]]; is the heir-apparent to massive support for [[Ron Paul]]; won the [[U.S. Senate]] seat by a 56-44% landslide in 2010, despite an intense effort by [[liberals]] to smear and defeat him

|may pursue a Senate career first if his dad runs again for president

|may pursue a Senate career first if his dad runs again for president

|Usually excluded by Fox, had to go on the liberal MSNBC instead

|During the campaign was on Fox 2-3 times per week

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|[[Michele Bachmann]]

|[[Michele Bachmann]]

|A [[movement conservative]] who is popular in a Democratic region and with the [[Tea Party movement]]; spectacular fundraising for reelection campaign

|A [[movement conservative]] who is popular in a Democratic region and with the [[Tea Party movement]]; spectacular fundraising for reelection campaign

|As with [[Ronald Reagan]], [[liberal bias]] is at its worst against her; she's said she's not running for president this soon<ref name="Bachmann"/> and pulled out of the "Values Voter Summit" ([[Family Research Council]] convention) straw poll in September 2010.  Won a stunning 52-40% landslide in 2010 in a liberal-leaning district in [[Minnesota]].

|As with [[Ronald Reagan]], [[liberal bias]] is at its worst against her; she's said she's not running for president this soon<ref name="Bachmann"/> and pulled out of the "Values Voter Summit" ([[Family Research Council]] convention) straw poll in September 2010.  Won a stunning 52-40% landslide in 2010 in a liberal-leaning district in [[Minnesota]].

|Not on Fox as much as she used to be

|Often on Fox

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|[[Ron Paul]]

|[[Ron Paul]]

|Stands up to [[Hillary Clinton]] and [[Barack Obama]] on issue of [[illegal aliens]]

|Stands up to [[Hillary Clinton]] and [[Barack Obama]] on issue of [[illegal aliens]]

|May be too busy as Governor of Arizona to run for president; lacks an image on issues other than immigration, and single-issue (immigration) candidates can rarely win a presidential nomination

|May be too busy as Governor of Arizona to run for president; lacks an image on issues other than immigration, and single-issue (immigration) candidates can rarely win a presidential nomination

|Rupert Murdoch, owner of [[Fox News]], has embraced [[amnesty]]

|Often on Fox due to Arizona lawsuit

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|[[Tim Pawlenty]]

|[[Tim Pawlenty]]

|More conservative than his brother [[George W. Bush]], and popular in pivotal [[Florida]]; criticized Palin as a rival candidate might<ref>In a Newsmax interview in February 2010, Jeb criticized Palin by saying, "my belief is in 2010 and 2012, public leaders need to have intellectual curiosity." [http://www.newser.com/story/81720/jeb-bush-sarah-palin-not-intellectual-enough.html]</ref>

|More conservative than his brother [[George W. Bush]], and popular in pivotal [[Florida]]; criticized Palin as a rival candidate might<ref>In a Newsmax interview in February 2010, Jeb criticized Palin by saying, "my belief is in 2010 and 2012, public leaders need to have intellectual curiosity." [http://www.newser.com/story/81720/jeb-bush-sarah-palin-not-intellectual-enough.html]</ref>

|Says he's not running, and could have been tagged with negatives via George; not liked by many Tea Partiers; why not wait and defeat Hillary in 2016 or 2020?

|Says he's not running, and could have been tagged with negatives via George; not liked by many Tea Partiers; why not wait and defeat Hillary in 2016 or 2020?

|Rarely appears on Fox

|Rarely appears on Fox or anywhere

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|[[Jim Demint]]

|[[Jim Demint]]

|strong support by social conservatives, libertarians<ref>Jim Demint has the best favorable-unfavorable rating of anyone at CPAC 2010.</ref>, Tea Party, and evangelicals; a tenacious advocate willing to criticize Obama

|strong support by social conservatives, libertarians<ref>Jim Demint has the best favorable-unfavorable rating of anyone at CPAC 2010.</ref>, Tea Party, and evangelicals; a tenacious advocate willing to criticize Obama

|stated at a conservative conference in July 2010 that he is not running for president; a Southern conservative who will need to work hard to gain support in Iowa and New Hampshire, the key early primary states<ref>http://politics.theatlantic.com/2010/02/the_2012_dark_horse_is.php</ref>

|stated at a conservative conference in July 2010 that he is not running for president; a Southern conservative who will need to work hard to gain support in Iowa and New Hampshire, the key early primary states<ref>http://politics.theatlantic.com/2010/02/the_2012_dark_horse_is.php</ref>

|Sometimes on Fox

|Often on Fox

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|[[Allen West]]

|[[Allen West]]