Interesting graphic of 2016 field (from 538)

[ifthenwouldi]

https://espnfivethirtyeight.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/silver-datalab-gopcandidate-venn-santorum.png

Subjective, of course, but one candidate stands out...

[The Northbreather]

I couldn't see it so here...
https://espnfivethirtyeight.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/silver-datalab-gopcandidate-venn-santorum.png

[CaptUSA]

Strange that they took Paul out of the tea party bucket. Seems to me he had a book called, "The Tea Party Goes to Washington"

[Foreigner]

Christian conservatives and Libertarian also has a small overlap. But I guess it is small enough that you can group those people as tea party, which DO overlap.

Anyhow - this chart is it. Normally you'll need to unite 3 factions to win the GOP nomination, but this cycle you could probably do with 2, or even one during Iowa.

Establishment category isn't a very large one in numbers of followers - but it overlaps with all other factions, making their path to the nomination the easiest, especially when you count the lobbyist cash they are raking in too.

[FreedomProsperityPeace]

Strange that they took Paul out of the tea party bucket. Seems to me he had a book called, "The Tea Party Goes to Washington"Yeah, I think Rand should be in the shaded area between Libertarian and Tea Party, far away from the Establishment circle.

[givemeliberty2010]

Yeah, I think Rand should be in the shaded area between Libertarian and Tea Party, far away from the Establishment circle.With McConnell's endorsement, he can't be too far away from establishment.

[FreedomProsperityPeace]

But, not right up against the Establishment circle like he is right now.

[fatjohn]

Lol perry is tea party now?