In the end, this Republican nomination is probably going to come down to two individuals: Former Governor of Florida Jeb Bush and Governor of Wisconsin Scott Walker. Jeb Bush, by far, is the most accomplished Governor in the field, he also has experience in the private sector, and he has the knowledge of a wide variety of issues. He is the best prepared to be President. Scott Walker has done some great things in Wisconsin and has proved his critics wrong time and time again
Consider the opposition:
1- Bobby Jindal - Bobby Jindal has been a great Governor of Louisiana, but with low approval ratings at home and a lack of communication skills in the digital era, Jindal is unlikely to be a front-runner.
2- Mike Huckabee - Huckabee's 2008 bid took him further than anyone expected. Many liked him as a talk show host, and he is universally liked, but his record in Arkansas on crime and some of his beliefs on social issues put him outside of the mainstream of Republican thought, or would cost the GOP a general election
3- Rick Santorum - Santorum did well in 2012 only because Huckabee's '08 voters had no place to go, but in the end, Santorum is socially conservative, but more moderate on economic issues, and to most voters both in the GOP and the general election, there is little room for that kind of candidate.
4 - George Pataki - Pataki is pro-choice, signed some of the toughest gun laws in the nation into law, and is taking credit for reducing crime in New York, when it was really Rudy Giuliani's huge reductions in crime thanks to his, and not Pataki's, policies that reduced crime. Pataki is too moderate for the Republican Party.
5 - Chris Christie - For two decades, New Jersey has seen higher taxes and jobs leaving the state as a result. Chris Christie had a chance to do something, and while he did some things well during his first term, he has signed BILLIONS in corporate welfare during his second term, and has been completely irresponsible with taxpayer dollars - between signing into law the Dream Act, expanding medicaid under Obamacare, and hiring a law firm to do it's own "investigation" into his role in "Bridgegate." New Jersey has seen it's credit downgraded 8 times since 2010.
6 - Marco Rubio - Senator Rubio has more baggage than most, and people who might support him are now with Governor Bush in this campaign.
7 - Ben Carson - Ben Carson has no experience in elected office, has compared Obamacare to slavery, has said the U.S. is becoming like Germany in WW2, and has said the second amendment doesn't apply to people living in cities. He needs a history lesson and some experience.
8 - Rand Paul - Rand Paul, on foreign policy, is a liberal who opposes the Patriot Act, opposed sanctions against Iran, and wants to be somewhat isolated from the rest of the world. There's a reason he's having fundraising problem, there is a reason his poll numbers are way down - it's because he's soft on national security and crime.
9 - Ted Cruz - We've had a President who gave a good speech but had no record of accomplishment. Why would we want the same thing, just of another party?
10 - Donald Trump - The king of corporate welfare detests open markets and a strong national defense, the only thing he doesn't detest is himself - he's a progressive and an egomaniac.
11 - Lindsey Graham - He might be right on SOME foreign policy issues, but he's basically a younger version of John McCain.
12 - Carly Fiorina - Smart, articulate, and probably electable - but where is she on the issues?
13 - John Kasich - Yawn
14 - Rick Perry - The economic growth in Texas started before he was Governor, and I don't think Republicans want a nominee who is for open borders.
