Conservatives need rally around 1 or 2 candidates tops before the primaries or we’ll be stuck with another retread.
Bullseye. That should be its own thread on FR every day for the next 3 years.
The problem is, however, wading through the dozen or so pseudo-conservatives who will be throwing their hats into the rink and claiming they are
THE conservative. Several of the 2008/2012 retreads are already hinting at making another run.
Because of the need for state organizations and major backing, serious contenders need to already be organizing.
The news of Rand Paul already managing to have organizations in all 50 states should be an example for all candidates. Of course, Paul gets much of that benefit from his daddy's organization, since Daddy was a perpetual presidential contender.
A potential, serious candidate has to raise so much money any more. This next presidential election will likely cost over a $billion dollars. Both parties will likely spends $hundreds of millions to select and field their respective nominees. Presidential politics requires big-money.