Viable Republican Presidential Candidates for 2016

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Chris Christie seems to be generating more and more buzz, though there's no way he's going to run in 2012, so maybe 2016?  Of course, it depend on whether he's able to win reelection or not, and whether he wants to potentially cut his second term short for the presidency.  He's young enough that waiting until 2020 is a viable option.

His approval ratings are in the toilet and it would take a miracle for him to win reelection at this point. He would make a fine president, but, sadly, he can't win after being a one-term Governor.

Um, Rasmussen had Chris Christie at 57% approval earlier this month. Not exactly "the toilet".

That's Rasmussen we're talking about, Libertas. Historically, his ratings have been in the 30s and 40s.

One poll had his approval in the low 30's back early in the year. All of them since have been between 45% and 60% in the last few months.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

What was Mitch Daniels's job approval rating in 2005?  42%?  It's now in the high 60s, or something like that.

It got lower then that at one point, I think. SurveyUSA had him, Fletcher and Blunt as the most unpopular Governors after Taft and Murkowski were gone.