One reason why the republicans won so much in the midterms was because they vetted candidates, most of whom were very good candidates who could defend their fiscally conservative ideals, values and principles with intelligence and logic and with facts and statistics to back up their claims.
This should be the blueprint for all GOP candidates in all future races.
No hope of that happening for the top spot, unfortunately.
We'll get whoever the first few states shove down our throats. Probably a weak establishment candidate like Palin or Romney.