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Here are the hopefuls, by party, some have declared, there may be some I've forgotten to list, I've boldfaced my two (and only two) favorites and put strikes through the unacceptable candidates (that could grow):

Pubbies (seven declared, up to four more within a week or so):

Ben Carson [declared]
Bobby Jindal (gov of LA)
Carly Fiorina [declared]
~~Chris Christie~~ (gov of NJ)
~~Donald Trump~~
George Pataki
~~Jeb Bush~~
John Kasich (gov of OH)
~~Lindsey Graham~~ [declared]
Marco Rubio [declared]
~~Mike Huckabee~~ [declared]
~~Peter King~~
~~Rick Perry~~ [declared]
~~Rick Santorum~~
Sarah Palin
Scott Walker
Ted Cruz [declared]

other possible candidates:

Brian Sandoval
Jim Gilmore
Kelly Ayotte
Mike Pence
Mitch Daniels
Nikki Haley (gov of SC)
Susana Martinez (gov of NM)

Here are some combos that make sense to me at this time:

Ted Cruz, with running mate Donald Trump
Ted Cruz, with running mate Carly Fiorina
Ted Cruz, with running mate John Kasich
Ted Cruz, with running mate Peter King
Ted Cruz, with running mate Ben Carson
Ted Cruz, with running mate Mike Huckabee

Scott Walker, with running mate Susana Martinez
Scott Walker, with running mate Marco Rubio
Scott Walker, with running mate Brian Sandoval
Scott Walker, with running mate Ben Carson
Scott Walker, with running mate Nikki Haley
Scott Walker, with running mate Carly Fiorina
Scott Walker, with running mate Kelly Ayotte
Scott Walker, with running mate Peter King

Demwits (4 declared, rest possible or probable):

~~Bernie Sanders~~ (I-VT) [declared]
~~Bill A.K.A. DeBlasio~~
~~Elizabeth Warren~~
~~Hillary Clinton~~ [declared]
~~Lincoln Chafee~~ [declared]
~~Martin O'Malley~~
~~Rand Paul~~ [declared]

other possible candidates:

~~Amy Klobuchar~~
~~Andrew Cuomo~~
~~Brian Schweitzer~~
~~Dennis Kucinich~~
~~Jim Webb~~
~~Joe Biden~~
~~Kirsten Gillibrand~~
~~Mark Warner~~

Peter King is a Liberal Republican, and has turned more liberal in recent years. Donald Trump, is a phony, who just wants FREE publicity for his businesses, and keeps saying he’s going to run for POTUS, as well as NY State governor, but never does.

You forgot ManBearPig.

I notice that Walker/Cruz and Cruz/Walker are not on your list of “matchups that make sense”.