Guess the most plausible major-party nominee by attribute

[Averroës Nix]

Make a guess for each party. "None" is an acceptable answer. Feel free to contribute additional categories.

Religion - Catholic

Religion - Protestant

Religion - Jewish

Religion - Other religious affiliation

Region - Southern

Region - Northeastern

Region - Midwestern

Region - Western

Gender - Female

Race and ethnicity - Black

Race and ethnicity - Hispanic

Race and ethnicity - Other minorities

Age - 70 or older

Age - 45 or younger

Background - Veteran

Background - Has not held office in over 10 years

Background - Has never held elected office

Background - Has never been elected to a statewide office

Background - Has at least one parent who is an immigrant

Education - No college degree

Education - No degree from a private college

Professional history - Background in law

Professional history - Background in business

Professional history - Background in a non-legal profession

Ideology / Politics - Frequently described as a "moderate"

[tmthforu94]

This is for Republicans...

Religion - Catholic - Susana Martinez

Religion - Protestant - Jeb Bush

Religion - Jewish - Eric Cantor

Religion - Other religious affiliation - Jon Huntsman

Region - Southern - Jeb Bush or Bill Haslam

Region - Northeastern - Chris Christie

Region - Midwestern - John Thune

Region - Western - Susana Martinez

Gender - Female - Susana Martinez

Race and ethnicity - Black - Condoleeza Rice

Race and ethnicity - Hispanic - Susana Martinez

Race and ethnicity - Other minorities - Bobby Jindal

Age - 70 or older - Uh, Dan Coats, I suppose

Age - 45 or younger - Bobby Jindal

Background - Veteran - Bob McDonnell

Background - Has not held office in over 10 years - It's a stretch, but Jeb Bush

Background - Has never held elected office - Condoleeza Rice

Background - Has never been elected to a statewide office - Paul Ryan

Background - Has at least one parent who is an immigrant - Marco Rubio

Education - No college degree -

Professional history - Background in law - Susana Martinez

Professional history - Background in business - Rick Snyder

Ideology / Politics - Frequently described as a "moderate" - Condoleeza Rice

[Averroës Nix]

Setting a low bar for plausibility:

Religion - Catholic: Joe Biden, Chris Christie

Religion - Protestant: Hillary Clinton, Mike Pence (?)

Religion - Jewish: Rahm Emanuel, Eric Cantor

Religion - Other religious affiliation: Jon Huntsman, an Udall (?) (Told you my bar for plausibility was low)

Region - Southern: Marco Rubio, Tim Kaine

Region - Northeastern: Hillary Clinton, Chris Christie

Region - Midwestern: Scott Walker, Amy Klobuchar

Region - Western: Brian Schweitzer, Susana Martinez

Gender - Female: Hillary Clinton, Nikki Haley (?)

Race and ethnicity - Black: Deval Patrick, Condoleezza Rice

Race and ethnicity - Hispanic: Marco Rubio, Antonio Villaraigosa

Race and ethnicity - Other minorities: Bobby Jindal, Elizabeth Warren NONE (?)

Age - 70 or older: Joe Biden, NONE (?)

Age - 45 or younger: Marco Rubio, Kirsten Gillibrand

Background - Veteran: Bob McDonnell, Mike Beebe (?)

Background - Has not held office in over 10 years: NONE, NONE

Background - Has never held elected office: Condoleezza Rice, NONE

Background - Has never been elected to a statewide office: Paul Ryan, Rahm Emanuel

Background - Has at least one parent who is an immigrant: Marco Rubio, Rahm Emanuel

Education - No college degree: Scott Walker, Mark Begich

Education - No degree from a private college: Jeb Bush, Brian Schweitzer

Professional history - Background in law: Hillary Clinton, Chris Christie

Professional history - Background in business: Jeb Bush, Brian Schweitzer

Professional history - Background in a non-legal profession: NONE (?)

Ideology / Politics - Frequently described as "moderate: Evan Bayh, Jon Huntsman

[Averroës Nix]

Religion - Protestant - Jeb Bush

Jeb Bush converted to Catholicism in 1995.

[California8429]

Republicans...

Religion - Catholic- Chris Christie (woah what a line-up...Martinez, Rubio, Santorum, Bush, McDonnell, Ryan)

Religion - Protestant- Condi Rice

Religion - Jewish- Eric Cantor

Religion - Other religious affiliation- Jon Huntsman

Region - Southern- Marco Rubio

Region - Northeastern- Chris Christie

Region - Midwestern- John Thune

Region - Western- Susana Martinez

Gender - Female- Condi Rice (If she runs)

Race and ethnicity - Black- Condi Rice

Race and ethnicity - Hispanic- Marco Rubio (If it counts)

Race and ethnicity - Other minorities- Bobby Jindal

Age - 70 or older- Ron Paul lol

Age - 45 or younger- Marco Rubio

Background - Veteran- Bob McDonnell

Background - Has not held office in over 10 years- Jeb Bush sorta

Background - Has never held elected office- Condi Rice

Background - Has never been elected to a statewide office- Paul Ryan

Background - Has at least one parent who is an immigrant- Marco Rubio

Education - No college degree- Scott Walker

Education - No degree from a private college- Susana Martinez

Professional history - Background in law- Susana Martinez

Professional history - Background in business- Bill Haslam

Ideology / Politics - Frequently described as a "moderate"- Condi Rice

[Mr. Morden]

Age - 45 or younger: Marco Rubio, Kirsten Gillibrand

Gillibrand is 45 right now.  She'll be 49 on Election Day 2016, so I don't think she counts in this category.

[Mr. Morden]

Religion - Catholic: Andrew Cuomo, Chris Christie

Religion - Protestant: Hillary Clinton, Scott Walker

Religion - Jewish: Russ Feingold, Eric Cantor

Religion - Other religious affiliation: Tom Udall, Jeff Flake

Region - Southern: Mark Warner, Marco Rubio

Region - Northeastern: Hillary Clinton, Chris Christie

Region - Midwestern: Amy Klobuchar, Paul Ryan

Region - Western: Brian Schweitzer, Susana Martinez

Gender - Female: Hillary Clinton, Nikki Haley

Race and ethnicity - Black: Deval Patrick, Condoleezza Rice

Race and ethnicity - Hispanic: Antonio Villaraigosa, Marco Rubio

Race and ethnicity - Other minorities: Kamala Harris (she's biracial, but I guess she counts), Bobby Jindal

Age - 70 or older: Joe Biden, Jon Kyl

Age - 45 or younger: Julian Castro, Marco Rubio

Background - Veteran: Mike Beebe, Bob McDonnell

Background - Has not held office in over 10 years: Howard Dean (DNC Chair isn't a government position), Frank Keating

Background - Has never held elected office: Susan Rice, Condoleezza Rice

Background - Has never been elected to a statewide office: Antonio Villaraigosa, Paul Ryan

Background - Has at least one parent who is an immigrant: Antonio Villaraigosa, Marco Rubio

Education - No college degree: Mark Begich, Scott Walker

Education - No degree from a private college: Brian Schweitzer, Paul Ryan

Professional history - Background in law: Hillary Clinton, Chris Christie

Professional history - Background in business: Brian Schweitzer, Jeb Bush

Ideology / Politics - Frequently described as "moderate": Mark Warner, Jon Huntsman