People who would've won 2012 GOP nomination if they'd run

[Swing low, sweet chariot. Comin' for to carry me home.]

I'm the only Mike Pence voter. The reason I picked him was because the only time I've ever heard of him was because he was 1 on the jmfcst list.

I have chilled on Pence.

[Swing low, sweet chariot. Comin' for to carry me home.]

if ALL the names in the poll (Huckabee,Christie,Thune,Daniels, Pence, Barbour, Palin, Trump, Rubio)
 had run along with those who actually did (Romney, Cain, etc)....Rubio would have won.

If ONLY ONE of those named in the poll had run along with those who actually did...Huckabee, Thune, Pence, Barbour, and Rubio would have won.   Palin, Trump would have surely lost.  Christie might have had a chance, but I doubt it.  Daniels' "truce on social issues" would have got him routed.

Of the whole bunch (this poll and those who actually ran), my preference would have been:

1) Rubio
2) Rubio
3) Rubio
4) Thune
5) Huck
6) Pence (though he doesn't seem to be very smart)
7) Barbour
8a) Christie (tie)
8b) Romney (tie)
10) Perry
11) suicide
12) the rest

[Swing low, sweet chariot. Comin' for to carry me home.]

Of the whole bunch (this poll and those who actually ran), my preference would have been:

1) Rubio
2) Rubio
3) Rubio
4) Thune
5) Huck
6) Pence (though he doesn't seem to be very smart)
7) Barbour
8a) Christie (tie)
8b) Romney (tie)
10) Perry
11) suicide
12) the rest

Even having checked out of the 2012 election... You still have that magic jmfcst touch.

Same day you posted the above:

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http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/05/17/486343/rubio-romney-marriage/

Rubio's stance is fine.  He is against gay marriage because it is homosexual.  But he points out that since states have been the one to govern marriage, the Fed shouldn't get involved.