That's cause ya'll have your heads in the Fox News hole. Mark Warner lacks Hilliary's political savy but as a national candidate he's one of the few national level Democrats who's won elections in the south. Warner also has an excellent blend of both private sector and public sector experience nor is he an ideologue. Corey Booker is another I wouldn't underestimate but he lacks Warner's private sector experience. He does, however, have better political savy than Warner and he's also better educated than Warner in law and pubic policy. If Hilliary declines to run I would not be surprised to Biden as the proverbial front runner only to be eclipsed by one of these two. I think Warner would have the advantage over Booker due to his cross over appeal to angry white rednecks in the south. I'd personally favor Warner due to his tech industry background and I'm really impressed with his positions on education which is probably the most important issue facing America.
So what have you Rednecks got? Let's put the shoe on the other foot!
The honest to gods truth is that there is not one single southern conservative Republican that is a viable candidate outside of the south. Perry, Gingrich, Paul, Cruze, etc, are utterly unelectable outside of the south (which only represents about 25% of the electorate). The GOP has only two viable candidates for 2016 POTUS. Both are Governors of Northern States. Both are pragmatic establishment GOP conservatives (not southern reactionaries).
#1. Chris Christie.
#2. John Kasich.
And that's all the GOP has.