Here is what I believe will be part of the line up for the Right Wing in 2016.
1)Rand Paul
2)Paul Ryan
3)Marco Rubio
4)Chris Christie
5)Jeb Bush
6)Condoleezza Rice
Vote for your next Presidential nominee and explain why if you like.
[I learned something while making this post. When I ran out of the top 3 no brainers; Rand Paul, Marco Rubio and Chris Christie I did a google to round it out some. I was EXTREMELY suprised to see yet again, Rand Paul wasn't on this list. But Jeb Bush was!?! Media.....
If you vote for a Bush I'm probably going to leave America. Most Left and Right wingers want to vote Conservative but only the Republicans don't see war as spending...Bush even took it out of the Defense Budget..]
1)Rand Paul - From the seed of Ron Paul. Nope.
2)Paul Ryan - Too soon for failed VP win.. More likely in '20 or '24
3)Marco Rubio - Possible, but can he, constitutionally?
4)Chris Christie - Not a chance.
5)Jeb Bush - Not a chance.
6)Condoleezza Rice Not a chance.
I think you've overlooked some very serious possibilities...
1. Mike Huckabee- He was the pre-campaign 'favorite' in almost every poll, but declined to run. A populist conservative who appeals to social conservatives, but with an integrity the left has found hard to attack effectively. Huck was largely responsible for turning the Chick-fil-a fiasco on its left-wing ear, by organizing a grass roots counter-protest which became headline news across America because of the response. Yep, they're going to attack him because he believes in Jesus and reads the Bible. What else is new?
2. Mitch Daniels- He also declined to run, but might be inclined to bring us his message in 2016. I personally see him as a real possibility, because he is more of a reasonable conservative voice. I would at least like to see how far he would go, I think the man has a reasonable conservative perspective that a lot of conservatives could identify with, and this would resonate in debates and whatnot.
3. Rick Santorum- Why would you fail to list Santorum? If not for Romney, he would have probably been the GOP nominee, right? I think the #2 guy is worthy of a spot on your list, but no? Santorum has a large following with social conservatives as well as Tea Party conservatives, and did remarkably well considering the amount they were outspent.
I'm sure there are plenty others who I can't think of right now, there are a lot of really good conservatives I could support for the presidency, and I think most Americans could as well. But we've got 4 years before this happens, so it's kind of pointless to even be thinking about it right now. Whoever emerges from the Conservative side, is going to have to OWN the moment. If the GOP comes to the table with some weak moderate elitist bullcrap, like trying to run Jeb Bush or Rick Perry... you may see a viable third party emerge.