I’ll play:
Jeb Bush vs Bobby Jindal -——| Bush because he is eligible
Newt Gingrich vs Paul Ryan -——|Gingrich
Sarah Palin vs Marco Rubio ——| Palin because she is eligible
Rick Santorum vs Jim Demint ——|Demint
Ron Paul vs Chris Christie ——| Christie
Mitt Romney vs Mitch Daniels ——|Daniels
“Other” vs Mike Huckabee -——| Huck
John Thune vs Bob McDonnell ——| Thune
Bush is probably one of the best candidates as far as his attributes and abilities go, but he will NEVER rise to that level because of the family dynasty negative. There are people who are quietly doing real hard conservative work and are flying under the radar. Watch Utah rep. Jason E. Chaffetz and Senator Mike Lee. These guys have it all and are likely to be major figures in the future, I think.
What if “other” was Steve Forbes?
Glad I scrolled down a few comments before adding mine, as you pointed out the ineligibilty of Rubio and Jindal.
I agree with you on all except Huckabee, and Christie would be very hard to accept as he is a huge RINO.