Let's list all the potential candidates for President in 2016

[John F Kennedy III]

I thought it would be interesting to compile all list of all possible candidates for President in 2016. Please include what party and why you think they should be on the list. For instance I think Al Gore (D) should be on the list because he may be able to be painted as an anti or post Obama Democrat option. So feel free to include anyone, no matter how remote the odds, as long as you do legitimately think it is possible.



Democrat: Tier 1
Hillary Clinton
Joe Biden
Andrew Cuomo
Deval Patrick
Martin O'Malley
Tim Kaine

Democrat: Tier 2
Julian Castro
Mark Warner
Kirsten Gillabrand
Evan Bayh
Amy Klobuchar
Antonio Villaraigosa
Brian Schweitzer
Debbie Schultz
Cory Booker
Jay Nixon

Democrat: Tier 3
John Hickenlooper
Rahm Emanuel
Joe Manchin
Dennis Kucinich
Al Gore
Jack Markell
Ed Rendell

Republican: Tier 1
Rand Paul
Marco Rubio
Paul Ryan
Jeb Bush
Chris Christie
Bobby Jindal
Rick Santorum

Republican: Tier 2
Jon Huntsman Jr
Condoleezza Rice
Mike Pence
Scott Walker
Susana Martinez
Eric Cantor
Bob McDonnell
Sarah Palin
Jim DeMint
Mike Huckabee

Republican: Tier 3
Rick Perry
Nikky Haley
John Kasich
Michele Bachmann
Mitch Daniels
Rob Portman
Tim Scott
Brian Sandoval
Kelly Ayotte

Libertarian:
Gary Johnson

Green:
Jill Stein

Other:
Andrew Napolitano
Vermin Supreme
Jessie Ventura
Michael Bloomberg
Herman Cain
Virgil Goode
Jeff Boss
Jimmy McMillan



This thread is meant to be fluid between now and 2016. I'm giving slight bumps to 2nd/3rd Tier candidates that could be VP picks, could be put in play and catch on because there seems to be alot of fanfair about minorities at least being the VP picks or because somebody (like Huckabee, Ayotte) can step into a primary and take a state from Rand.

[libertyfanatic]

Rand Paul

[Carehn]

Frothy

[RonPaul25]

Rand Paul

+1

[Cabal]

Sith Overlords.

[tommy949]

the mexican/latino ones

[Uriah]

I've been keeping track of most media mentions of potential Republican presidential candidates. The list I've compiled is below. I posted this in another thread too. They are all Republican. Of course, most of them probably won't run and most don't have any good chance of winning.

Jeb Bush
Paul Ryan
Chris Christie
Marco Rubio
Rick Santorum
Mike Huckabee
Sarah Palin
Scott Walker
Jim DeMint
Rick Perry
Bob McDonnel
Bobby Jindal
John Kasich
Nikki Haley
Sam Graves
Susana Martinez
Rob Portman
Mitch Daniels
Gary Johnson
Rand Paul

[mz10]

Sith Overlords.

Nah, I don't see Rahm Emanuel running.

[compromise]

I've been keeping track of most media mentions of potential Republican presidential candidates. The list I've compiled is below. I posted this in another thread too. They are all Republican. Of course, most of them probably won't run and most don't have any good chance of winning.

Jeb Bush
Paul Ryan
Chris Christie
Marco Rubio
Rick Santorum
Mike Huckabee
Sarah Palin
Scott Walker
Jim DeMint
Rick Perry
Bob McDonnel
Bobby Jindal
John Kasich
Nikki Haley
Sam Graves
Susana Martinez
Rob Portman
Mitch Daniels
Gary Johnson
Rand Paul

Nice list, but there are a couple of people on that list that won't run if another person runs. For example, Bush won't run if Rubio does and vice-versa. DeMint won't run if Paul does and Paul almost certainly will, DeMint seems to have no interest in the presidency.

I think the problem with media rumors is that they usually discount former politicians.
I mean, take a look at the 2012 field:
- Former Governor Mitt Romney
- Former Governor Gary Johnson
- Former Governor John Huntsman
- Former US Representative and Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich
- Former Governor Tim Pawlenty
- Former Governor Buddy Roemer
- Former Senator Rick Santorum

Romney was the only predictable one because he ran in 2008. I imagine that's why Santorum is on your list.

So I wouldn't be surprised if some former politician we all forgot about somehow reappears come primary season.

[PreDeadMan]

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