If you were nominated for President, who would speak at your convention?

[Classic Conservative]

I would have mostly conservatives. If it in 2016, I would have the following people speak.

Glenn Beck
Ted Cruz
Mike Lee
Rand Paul
Justin Amash
Joni Ernst- Keynote
Cory Gardener
Darryl Glenn
Ben Sasse
Pat Buchanan
Tim Scott
Mia Love
David Barton
George P. Bush
Adam Laxalt
CRNC Chairwoman Alex Smith
Mayor of Annapolis Mike Pantelides
Bob Dold
George HW and Barbara Bush
Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick
Sheriff Joe Arpaio
Sheriff David Clark
Governor Scott Walker
Governor John Kasich
Donald J. Trump
Elise Stefanik
Nevada State Assemblywoman Michelle Fiore
Gregory Angelo of Log Cabin Republicans
Ambassador and Future Secretary of State John Bolton
Former Congressman Ron Paul
Steve King
Joe Heck
Scott Brown
Former Massachusetts State Senator Richard Tisei
Governor Matt Bevin of Kentucky
Lieutenant Governor Jenean Hampton of Kentucky
New York Assemblyman Dov Hikind of Brooklyn
New York State Senator Ruben Diaz Sr.
Former UKIP Leader Nigel Farage

[🦀🎂🦀🎂]

I would invite Internet meme people

[evergreenarbor]

Here's a list organized by occupation. Some of my choices are meant to accommodate the moderate wing of the party, who would probably be pretty upset if I somehow won the nomination.

Presidents
Barack Obama
Jimmy Carter

(Former) Cabinet Members
Hillary Clinton
Tom Perez
John Kerry
Loretta Lynch

EPA administrator
Gina McCarthy

Governors
Kate Brown
John Hickenlooper
Jay Nixon

Senators
Patty Murray
Elizabeth Warren
Cory Booker
Tim Kaine

Representatives
Jim McDermott
Xavier Becerra
Elijah Cummings

Mayors
Eric Garcetti

Others
Eddie Vedder (why not)
Rachel Maddow
Stephen Colbert
Misty Snow

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

Mopsus
Chief Operating Officer Linda Lingle
Kim Kardashian and Taylor Swift
SunriseAroundtheWorld
Dante de Blasio
Da-Jon
Gov. Sarah Palin
Sam Spade
Nick Saban
Theodore Trump
Former President Ivanka Trump

City Councilman Phil Innamorato
TimTurner
Geno Auriemma
Caitlyn Jenner
Justice TJ
Craig Bohl
Castro2020
LeBron James
Turkisblau
Former President Jon Bel Edwards

Lil’ Dicky (feat. Fetty Wap)
Todd Chrisley
Small businessman Dan from Conway, Arkansas
Cathcon
Serena Williams
Mark Dantonio and Tom Izzo
Gov. Brian Schweitzer
bedstuy
Teresa Giudice
Gov. Chris Christie
Vice Presidential nominee Barron Trump

Kacey Musgraves
Honey Boo Boo child
SouthernGothic
Ambassador Simfan34
Gov. Jon Huntsman
Jared Kushner
Virginia
Presidential nominee and real estate mogul/businessman Sprouts Farmers Market

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Interesting, smilo, you were among my first two posters selected. So far I've only officially decided on you and TJ. Many of my fellow Republicans probably wouldn't be my immediate allies, and the Democrats, for obvious reasons, would be largely left out.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

ClassicConservative, why in God's name would you let John Bolton anywhere near the White House?

[Kingpoleon]

Probably Wulfric, Torie, Kent, and anyone high profile willing to endorse me on Atlas. I will be introduced by Dave.

Besides that, Condoleeza Rice, John Kasich, Brian Sandoval, Jon Huntsman, Jr., Martin O'Malley, Ron Wyden, Evan Bayh, and Russ Feingold would all speak.

[sparkey]

James Weeks

[Santander]

Condoleezza Rice
Jim Webb
Ted Cruz (keynote)
Jerry Falwell, Jr.
Sarah Palin
Ralph Reed
Pat Buchanan
Scott Brown
Stephen Harper
George W. Bush
Nicolle Wallace
Joe Scarborough
Mike Huckabee
Chuck Hagel
Marco Rubio
David Petraeus
Ben Carson
Michael Flynn

An eclectic mix of insiders and outsiders, but mostly outsiders from a DC perspective. Probably a bit short on star power, but who cares?

[SATW]

Mine for 2016: I'll try to do 6 per category (if one lacks 6, I'll add the spots not used to another category)

Presidents and Former Nominees:
- George W. Bush
- George H.W. Bush
- Mitt Romney
- John McCain

Former Cabinet Members:

- Condoleezza Rice
- George Schultz
- Michael Mukasey
- Michael Chertoff
- Christine Todd Whitman
- Joshua Bolten
- Mitch Daniels
- Lynn Morley Martin

Ohio Politicians:
- Gov. John Kasich (instead of Governors category)
- Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor
- Treasurer Josh Mandel
- SecState Jon Husted
- Family of Former U.S. Sen. George Voinovich
- Former Speaker John Boehner

Governors:
- Gov. Bill Haslam
- Gov. Nikki Haley
- Gov. Scott Walker
- Gov. Pat McCrory
- Gov. Larry Hogan
- Gov. Susana Martinez

U.S. Senators Up for re-election in competitive races:
- U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio
- U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey
- U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte
- U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk
- U.S. Sen. Rob Portman
- U.S. Sen. Richard Burr

U.S. Senators (Regular category)
- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz
- U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst
- U.S. Sen. Mike Lee
- U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore-Capito
- U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse
- U.S. Sen. Tim Scott

House Members:
- Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-NY-01 (first term spot)
- Rep. Mia Love, R-UT-04 (first term spot)
- Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-FL-27 (moderate spot)
- Rep. Robert Dold, R-IL-10 (moderate spot)
- Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-SC-04 (conservative spot)
- Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-TN-07 (conservative spot)

Religious and Family Values Leaders:
- Rabbi Shmuley Boteach (Orthodox Judaism)
- Rabbi Meir Soloveichik (Modern Orthodox Judaism)
- Pastor Franklin Graham (Evangelical)
- President Brian Burch of CatholicVote
- President Thomas S. Monson of the Mormon Church

Minority Outreach:
- Director Matthew Brooks, Republican Jewish Coalition
- Gregory Angelo, President of the Log Cabin Republicans
- Gonzalo Ferrer, National Chairman of the Republican National Hispanic Assembly
- Daniel Garza, Chairman of The Libre Initiative
- Carrie Almond, President of National Federation of Republican Women
- Frances Rice, Chairman of National Black Republican Association
- John J. Ying, Chairman of the Asian Republican Coalition

[OSR stands with Israel]

George HW Bush
Mitt Romney
John Kasich
George Scultz
James baker
Marco Rubio
Nikki Haley
Tim Scott
Rob Portman
Paul Ryan
John MCCain
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Will update this later

[rpryor03]

Ben Kenobi
Sam Soon
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Greg Walden
Taya Kyle
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Butch Otter
Steve Daines
Mary Cheney
Mike Lee
Keynote - Brian Sandoval

American Hero John McCain
Jeff Flake
Susana Martinez
Cory Gardner
Tom Coburn
Deb Fischer
Greg Orman
John Hoeven
John Thune
Susan Collins
William Weld
Keynote - Charlie Baker

Joe Lieberman
Marco Rubio
David Cassidy
Richard Burr
Joe Manchin
Shelley Moore Capito
Drew Carey
Bruce Willis
Tom Cotton
Ted Cruz
Vice Presidential Nominee David Perdue

Lebron James
Bill Haslam
Bob Corker
Marsha Blackburn
John Kasich
Rob Portman
Steve Stivers
Pat Tiberi
Mike DeWine
Larry Hogan
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson
Presidential Nominee rpryor03

[Derpist]

Probably a lot of randos. I can't see that many politicians being willing to actually speak for me.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Darryl Perry.

[Weiner/Holder]

Anna Escobedo Cabral (R-CA)
Todd Palin (R-AK)
Zalmay Khalizad (R-CA)
Cathy Rodgers (R-WA)
John McCain (R-AZ)

I of course would speak and so would my wife, my running mate; likely David Petraeus (R-NH), and his wife.  We need to have more women and minorities speak like we did tonight.

[SNJ1985]

Governors:

Greg Abbott (R-Texas)
Phil Bryant (R-Mississippi)
Mike Huckabee (R-Arkansas)
Paul LePage (R-Maine)
Pat McCrory (R-North Carolina)
Mike Pence (R-Indiana)

U.S. Senators:

Ted Cruz (R-Texas)
Rick Santorum (R-Pennsylvania)

U.S. Representatives:

Kerry Bentivolio (R-Michigan)
Paul Broun (R-Georgia)
Jimmy Duncan (R-Tennessee)
Virgil Goode (R-Virginia)
Louie Gohmert (R-Texas)
Steve King (R-Iowa)
Ron Paul (R-Texas)
Tom Tancredo (R-Colorado)

Religious leaders:

Chuck Baldwin
Jim Dowson
Dr. Scott R. Forrest
E. W. Jackson
Dr. Phil Kidd
Fred Nile
Dr. Jeff Owens
Jesse Lee Peterson
Scott Lively

International political figures:

Grzegorz Braun, Polish politician
Jim Dowson, British activist
Nigel Farage, former UKIP leader
Roman Giertych, Polish politician
Georgios Karatzaferis, Greek politician
Carl Lang, leader of the Party of France
Jean-Marie Le Pen, former leader of France's Front National party
Fred Nile, leader of Australia's Christian Democratic Party
Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of Hungary
Matteo Salvini, leader of Italy's Lega Nord party
Heinz-Christian Strache, leader of Austria's Freedom Party
Beatrix von Storch, German AfD politician
Robert Winnicki, leader of Poland's National Movement party

Others:

Pat Buchanan (keynote)
Ben Carson
Darrell Castle
Steven Crowder
Mark Dice
Joseph Farah
Peter Hitchens
Alex Jones
Michael Peroutka
Randall Terry
Rick Wiles

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

kobidobidog (Day 3: "Make ZOO Great Again")

[Sir Mohamed]

Kirsten Gilibrand (my running mate)
Kamala Harris
Nancy Pelosi
Jerry Brown
Gavin Newsom
Mark Dayton
Kate Brown
Jay Inslee
Jay Nixon
Barack Obama
Michelle Obama
Joe Biden
Jill Biden
John Kerry
Julian Castro
Tim Kaine
James Stavridis
Eric Holder
John Bel Edwards
John Hickenlooper
Russ Feingold
Kathie McGinty
Tammy Duckworth
Cory Booker
George Clooney
Morgan Freeman
Michael Bloomberg
Hillary Clinton
Bill Clinton
Chelsea Clinton
Warren Buffet
Wendy Davis
Elizabeth Warren
Gina Raimondo
Martin O’Malley
Jason Carter
Bill Maher
Rachael Maddow
Adele

[RFayette]

Governors:

Greg Abbott (R-Texas)
Phil Bryant (R-Mississippi)
Mike Huckabee (R-Arkansas)
Paul LePage (R-Maine)
Pat McCrory (R-North Carolina)
Mike Pence (R-Indiana)

U.S. Senators:

Ted Cruz (R-Texas)
Rick Santorum (R-Pennsylvania)

U.S. Representatives:

Kerry Bentivolio (R-Michigan)
Paul Broun (R-Georgia)
Jimmy Duncan (R-Tennessee)
Virgil Goode (R-Virginia)
Louie Gohmert (R-Texas)
Steve King (R-Iowa)
Ron Paul (R-Texas)
Tom Tancredo (R-Colorado)

Religious leaders:

Chuck Baldwin
Jim Dowson
Dr. Scott R. Forrest
E. W. Jackson
Dr. Phil Kidd
Fred Nile
Dr. Jeff Owens
Jesse Lee Peterson
Scott Lively

International political figures:

Grzegorz Braun, Polish politician
Jim Dowson, British activist
Nigel Farage, former UKIP leader
Roman Giertych, Polish politician
Georgios Karatzaferis, Greek politician
Carl Lang, leader of the Party of France
Jean-Marie Le Pen, former leader of France's Front National party
Fred Nile, leader of Australia's Christian Democratic Party
Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of Hungary
Matteo Salvini, leader of Italy's Lega Nord party
Heinz-Christian Strache, leader of Austria's Freedom Party
Beatrix von Storch, German AfD politician
Robert Winnicki, leader of Poland's National Movement party

Others:

Pat Buchanan (keynote)
Ben Carson
Darrell Castle
Steven Crowder
Mark Dice
Joseph Farah
Peter Hitchens
Alex Jones
Michael Peroutka
Randall Terry
Rick Wiles

Pretty close to this, with the exception of the ones in bold.  I'd also add Jim Webb (D-VA) and a few more moderate Republicans.

[Zioneer]

Mine for 2016: I'll try to do 6 per category (if one lacks 6, I'll add the spots not used to another category)

Religious and Family Values Leaders:
- Rabbi Shmuley Boteach (Orthodox Judaism)
- Rabbi Meir Soloveichik (Modern Orthodox Judaism)
- Pastor Franklin Graham (Evangelical)
- President Brian Burch of CatholicVote
- President Thomas S. Monson of the Mormon Church

Two things about Monson; 1) The LDS Church doesn't endorse candidates, and doesn't formally speak at any political events. They disavow any statement by a church leader that endorses a candidate or platform, and only selectively talk about specific policies. They've done this since at least the 50s. 2) Monson is very, very ill and almost certainly has dementia. So even if he wanted to, it'd be a bad idea to have him speak.

He is a Republican though, good catch.

[Crumpets]

Day 1 - Reasoned Policy and Innovation
- A kindergarten teacher
- Elon Musk
- Some Astronaut
- Bill Gates
- Bill Nye the Science Guy
- Nigel Lockyer (director of Fermilab)
- Some priest who can talk to the coexistence of science and religion
- Bill Foster
- Steven Chu
- Someone to talk about getting women into STEM research
- Some high school principal
- Bill Clinton *Keynote*

Day 2 - An Outward-Looking America
- Lots of volunteers
- Representative of MSF
- Someone who works at a Tuesday's Children-style camp for victims of terrorism
- John Kerry
- Zbigniew Brzezinski
- Condi Rice (if she'd do it)
- Tara Sonenshine
- Ellen Tauscher
- Susan Rice
- Chelsea Clinton
- Some diplomat
- Whoever I'm married to *Keynote*

Day 3 - Making Government Work Again
- Joe Biden
- Jerry Brown
- Michelle Obama
- Doris Kearns Goodwin
- Sherrod Brown
- Patty Murray and (gasp!) Paul Ryan
- John Tester
- Jay Inslee
- Some local legislator who managed to do something interesting
- Gavin Newsom
- Whatever Kennedy is available that evening
- Tim Kaine
- Kamala Harris *Keynote, Vice President*

Day 4 - Justice and Equality
- Raul Grijalva
- A refugee from Syria
- A legal immigrant (preferably as successful businessman) to talk about how ridiculous the visa process is.
- A DREAMer
- Dan Savage
- A trans activist
- Malala Yousafzai (if she'd do it)
- Jon Stewart
- John Lewis
- Bernie Sanders
- Human trafficking activist
- 9/11 first responder denied health coverage
- Cecile Richards
- Elizabeth Warren
- Tulsi Gabbard
- Me *Keynote*

[RaphaelDLG]

Ben Kenobi
Sam Soon
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Greg Walden
Taya Kyle
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Butch Otter
Steve Daines
Mary Cheney
Mike Lee
Keynote - Brian Sandoval

American Hero John McCain
Jeff Flake
Susana Martinez
Cory Gardner
Tom Coburn
Deb Fischer
Greg Orman
John Hoeven
John Thune
Susan Collins
William Weld
Keynote - Charlie Baker

Joe Lieberman
Marco Rubio
David Cassidy
Richard Burr
Joe Manchin
Shelley Moore Capito
Drew Carey
Bruce Willis
Tom Cotton
Ted Cruz
Vice Presidential Nominee David Perdue

Lebron James
Bill Haslam
Bob Corker
Marsha Blackburn
John Kasich
Rob Portman
Steve Stivers
Pat Tiberi
Mike DeWine
Larry Hogan
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson
Presidential Nominee rpryor03

Dammit, you beat me to him!  Maybe I can get Stone Cold to speak at mine the next week?!?