I agree, its going to take a real candidate to beat off the Christie and Bush's,
the Newt/Santorum/Bachman type losers wont be able to do it anymore than they did in 2012.
If he loses this year then its not pretty.
Of course, if he loses he’s out of consideration.
What amazed me in 2012 was the sheer chutzpah of Rick Santorum. He loses his Senate seat by a whopping 18% in a massive blowout, moves out of PA to DC to become a lobbyist then decides to run for POTUS. Same situation with Newt. Is forced to leave the Speakership under an ethical cloud. Moves out of GA to become yet another denizen of the beltway.
What IS the big attraction there, may I ask?