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| | |[[Newt Gingrich]] | | |[[Newt Gingrich]] |
| | |Articulate, credited with 1994 landslide, balanced the federal budget in the Clinton era, leader in fundraising, likely to obtain endorsement of older "right to life" groups against Mitt;<ref name="April 2010 Fundraising">http://www.usnews.com/blogs/robert-schlesinger/2010/04/19/sarah-palin-lags-in-2012-fundraising-primary.html</ref> has the [[stalking horses]] of [[Sarah Palin]], [[Mike Huckabee]] and [[Mike Pence]] to help him win the nomination. | | |Articulate, credited with 1994 landslide, balanced the federal budget in the Clinton era, leader in fundraising, likely to obtain endorsement of older "right to life" groups against Mitt;<ref name="April 2010 Fundraising">http://www.usnews.com/blogs/robert-schlesinger/2010/04/19/sarah-palin-lags-in-2012-fundraising-primary.html</ref> has the [[stalking horses]] of [[Sarah Palin]], [[Mike Huckabee]] and [[Mike Pence]] to help him win the nomination. |
| − | |Struggled to win reelections in his own congressional district; has previously endorsed [[liberal]] ideas like "[[cap-and-trade]]" ([[global warming]] hoax) and a [[Con Con]]; resigned as Speaker rather than follow through with the impeachment of [[Bill Clinton]]; divorced twice and married three times, most recently to a women 23 years younger than he. | + | |Struggled to win reelections in his own congressional district; has previously endorsed [[liberal]] ideas like "[[cap-and-trade]]" ([[global warming]] hoax) and a [[Con Con]]; resigned as Speaker rather than follow through with the impeachment of [[Bill Clinton]]; divorced twice and married three times, most recently to a women 23 years younger than he; has never won statewide office. |
| | |Promoted almost daily by Fox | | |Promoted almost daily by Fox |
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| | |[[Michele Bachmann]] | | |[[Michele Bachmann]] |
| | |A [[movement conservative]] who is popular with the [[Tea Party movement]]; spectacular fundraiser for reelection campaign; won a stunning 52-40% landslide in 2010 in a liberal-leaning district in [[Minnesota]]. | | |A [[movement conservative]] who is popular with the [[Tea Party movement]]; spectacular fundraiser for reelection campaign; 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. | + | |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; has never won statewide office. |
| | |Often on Fox | | |Often on Fox |
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| | |[[Ron Paul]] | | |[[Ron Paul]] |
| | |Won the [[CPAC]] poll, is strong in national polls, can raise the money needed to win; people may look to an anti-war Republican | | |Won the [[CPAC]] poll, is strong in national polls, can raise the money needed to win; people may look to an anti-war Republican |
| − | |his age (76 in 2012) will be used against him, but may not sway many voters against him | + | |His age (76 in 2012) will be used against him; has never won statewide office. |
| | |Excluded by Fox because he opposes the war | | |Excluded by Fox because he opposes the war |
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| | |[[Mike Pence]] | | |[[Mike Pence]] |
| | |Communicates a very strong conservative message: "a Christian, a conservative and a Republican, in that order." Won straw poll held at the [[Values Voter Summit]] in September 2010. On Nov. 3rd, gave up his House leadership position apparently to prepare to run for president. | | |Communicates a very strong conservative message: "a Christian, a conservative and a Republican, in that order." Won straw poll held at the [[Values Voter Summit]] in September 2010. On Nov. 3rd, gave up his House leadership position apparently to prepare to run for president. |
| − | |Unsuccessfully proposed a "comprehensive" immigration plan that was widely criticized by conservatives; lacks legislative achievements; not widely known; either he or Huckabee could become a stalking horse for Newt Gingrich with respect to evangelical voters in Iowa | + | |Unsuccessfully proposed a "comprehensive" immigration plan that was widely criticized by conservatives; lacks legislative achievements; not widely known and has never won statewide office; either he or Huckabee could become a stalking horse for Newt Gingrich with respect to evangelical voters in Iowa |
| | |Sometimes on Fox | | |Sometimes on Fox |
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| | |[[Steve King]] | | |[[Steve King]] |
| | |A conservative Iowa congressman who could win the [[Iowa caucuses]]; resonates well with independents; recommended by Bachmann<ref name="Bachmann">http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/app/blogs/politically_speaking/?p=1205</ref> | | |A conservative Iowa congressman who could win the [[Iowa caucuses]]; resonates well with independents; recommended by Bachmann<ref name="Bachmann">http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/app/blogs/politically_speaking/?p=1205</ref> |
| − | |Not well known yet | + | |Not well known yet; has never won statewide office. |
| | |Excluded by Fox | | |Excluded by Fox |
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