Your current ranking for republican primary.

[NewYorkExpress]

1. Scott Walker, because he's the only one who isn't crazy or scandal-tarred... It might not even matter whether he loses this year.
2. John Thune- At this point whatever Republican that a General Election is going to have to bland and unappealing- and while the base holds many of the cards, they don't hold them all.
3. Ted Cruz- Probably would be the nominee if the has their way, or if something happens to Walker.
4. Rick Santorum- Santorum and Huckabee are essentially interchangeable, and as the top Social Conservative Candidates, they will influence the outcome. Watch out for either (or both) in the Iowa Caucuses.
5. Mike Huckabee- See Rick Santorum
6. Paul Ryan- Putting aside the "is he interested" question, Ryan's Policy Wonk reputation is probably not what Republicans want right now. Even if he is interested he probably won't run against Walker.
7. Chris Christie- The Bridgegate scandal hasn't completely crushed him, but it definitely has helped other Republicans. Christie now needs a New Hampshire win and top-two finish in Iowa to even be taken seriously, whereas before he probably didn't need the Iowa result.
8. Rand Paul- If Rand can win over more than his father's followers than he may just be the nominee. If not, he probably drops out after Iowa. There's also a better than 50-50 chance he doesn't run at all, given current Kentucky law.
9. Marco Rubio- Is interchangeable with Jeb Bush. The real difference between the two, is that Rubio has a better shot at the VP slot (Assuming a nominee like Walker or Thune could take the heat from anti-immigration forces)
10. Jeb Bush- At this point, he's Marco Rubio with a more damaging last name, and less of chance to be the Vice-Presidential nominee.
11. Kelly Ayotte- She's the hottest (on multiple levels) woman in the Republican Party, but realistically she'd be running for Vice-President if she ran. She would probably knock Christie out by locking up the New Hampshire Primary however.
12. Mary Fallin- May be a stronger Primary Candidate than Ayotte, but is almost certainly a weaker general election candidate.
13. Sarah Palin- If she wanted to she could be the nominee, problem is she really doesn't want to.
14. Rob Portman- Great General Election Choice, but he supports Same-Sex Marriage so he's a non-starter in the primary. Might even get primaried out of his Senate seat in 2016.
15. Brian Sandoval- A great General Election Candidate, but he's Pro-Choice, which means he'd be a non-starter in a primary. May Have more interest in challenging Sen. Reid in 2016.
16. Jim DeMint- Great on paper, but probably isn't interested
17. Michelle Bachmann- If Republicans want to nominate someone who's previous run for the presidency is under a criminal investigation than by all means let them.
18. Ben Carson- At least Herman Cain had some political experience...
19. Terry Branstad- Probably too Moderate for the current GOP, but just imagine what the Primaries would look like if both Branstad and Ayotte ran.
20. Rick Perry- I think the Republican Party would need to collectively take cyanide to nominate Perry for any office, after the disaster of his 2012 Presidential run.