Rank Republican candidates from best to worst chances (general election)

[Sir Mohamed]

Rank the Republican candidates from the best to the worst chances in the general election (against Hillary).


My order:

- Rubio (~ 45-50% chance of winning)
- Christie (~ 40-45%)
- Bush (40-45%)
- Cruz (~ 40%)
- Kasich (~ 40%)
- Carson (~ 40 %)
- Fiorina (~ 37-40 %)
- Trump (~ 35%)
- Paul (~ 30-35%)
- Satorum (~ 30%)
- Huckabee (~ 30-35%)
- Pataki (~ 25-30 %)
- Graham (~ 25-30 %)
- Gilmore (~ 25-30 %)

[EliteLX]

Yours is about spot on with mine, minus the fact Paul could have a much stronger coalition than many of the candidates above him if he actually tried in his campaign and didn't tank his favorables.

[Sir Mohamed]

Yours is about spot on with mine, minus the fact Paul could have a much stronger coalition than many of the candidates above him if he actually tried in his campaign and didn't tank his favorables.

I think his stances on immigration would hurt him with very conservative voters.

[dudeabides]

My order

ELECTABLE

Marco Rubio
Jeb Bush
John Kasich
Rand Paul

SOMEWHAT POSSIBLY ELECTABLE

Chris Christie
Carly Fiorina
Lindsay Graham
Ben Carson
Mike Huckabee
George Pataki
Jim Gilmore
Ben Carson

UNELECTABLE

Ted Cruz
Rick Santorum
Donald Trump

[Sir Mohamed]

My order

ELECTABLE

Marco Rubio
Jeb Bush
John Kasich
Rand Paul

SOMEWHAT POSSIBLY ELECTABLE

Chris Christie
Carly Fiorina
Lindsay Graham
Ben Carson
Mike Huckabee
George Pataki
Jim Gilmore
Ben Carson

UNELECTABLE

Ted Cruz
Rick Santorum
Donald Trump

Trump is less electable than the colorless 0% primary poll guys?

[100% pro-life no matter what]

They would all beat Hillary, but Rubio will win, if nominated, in an Obama '08-style landslide (the closest states will be New Mexico, Oregon, Illinois, and New Jersey).

[Maxwell]

Trump is at 20-25%
Cruz is at around 15%
Rubio I'd say is closer to 30%
Christie is probably the most electable at 35%

And the rest don't even deserve consideration. Oh wait,

Jeb Bush at 0%
Carly Fiorina at 0%
Ben Carson in the negatives

[C r a b c a k e]

Bush, Carson and Santorum least electable, Christie and Trump the most.

[Higgs]

Rubio
Paul
Christie
Kasich
Bush
Trump
Cruz
Graham
Fiorina
Pataki
Carson
Huckabee
Santorum
Gilmore

[VPH]

I'm Afraid of These
Marco Rubio
John Kasich

Pretty Possible But Not Likely
Jeb Bush
Rand Paul
Chris Christie

If Hillary Hits a Real Snag
Ted Cruz
Lindsay Graham
Jim Gilmore

Very Unlikely
George Pataki
Mike Huckabee
Carly Fiorina

Completely Unelectable
Ben Carson
Rick Santorum
Donald Trump

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

Bush, Carson and Santorum least electable, Christie and Trump the most.

I'm a Christie hack, but I'm kinda iffy ranking him over Rubio.

Also Carson would make Hillary look terrible in the debates thanks to his calm demeanor imo, but I could hear both sides of his case all day long.

[Asian Nazi]

High Floor, High Ceiling:

Nobody

High Floor, Low Ceiling:

Rubio, Bush, Christie

Low Floor, High Ceiling:

Trump

Low Floor, Low Ceiling:

Cruz

Irrelevant:

Everybody else

[Former Senator Haslam2020]

ELECTABLE

Marco Rubio
Jeb Bush
John Kasich
Rand Paul
Ben Carson


SOMEWHAT POSSIBLY ELECTABLE

Chris Christie
Carly Fiorina
Donald Trump
Lindsay Graham
Mike Huckabee
George Pataki
Jim Gilmore
Ben Carson
Ted Cruz

UNELECTABLE

Rick Santorum

[Sir Mohamed]

ELECTABLE

Marco Rubio
Jeb Bush
John Kasich
Rand Paul
Ben Carson


SOMEWHAT POSSIBLY ELECTABLE

Chris Christie
Carly Fiorina
Donald Trump
Lindsay Graham
Mike Huckabee
George Pataki
Jim Gilmore
Ben Carson
Ted Cruz

UNELECTABLE

Rick Santorum

Carson in two categories?

[Kingpoleon]

John Kasich(65%, 75%)
Chris Christie(60%, 80%)
Marco Rubio(55%, 60%)
Lindsey Graham(55%, 65%)
Ben Carson(52.5%, 65%)

George Pataki(50%, 55%)
Carly Fiorina(50%, 45%)
Rand Paul(47.5%, 55%)
Jeb Bush(45%, 60%)


Donald Trump(40%, 55%)
Ted Cruz(37.5%, 49%)

Jim Gilmore(35%, 52.5%)
Mike Huckabee(33.3%, 50%)
Rick Santorum(30%, 45%)

[dudeabides]

My order

ELECTABLE

Marco Rubio
Jeb Bush
John Kasich
Rand Paul

SOMEWHAT POSSIBLY ELECTABLE

Chris Christie
Carly Fiorina
Lindsay Graham
Ben Carson
Mike Huckabee
George Pataki
Jim Gilmore
Ben Carson

UNELECTABLE

Ted Cruz
Rick Santorum
Donald Trump

Trump is less electable than the colorless 0% primary poll guys?

Absolutely. They'd get Romney's supporters to start with, Trump would not.

[Maxwell]

If I had to rank:

1. Christie (35%)
2. Rubio (30%)
3. Trump (20-25%)
4. Cruz (15%)
5. FIELD (5-10%)
6. Bush and Fiorina (0%)
7. Carson (-5%)

[YaBoyNY]

They would all beat Hillary, but Rubio will win, if nominated, in an Obama '08-style landslide (the closest states will be New Mexico, Oregon, Illinois, and New Jersey).

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