be a smart-alec; I'd really like to know. Did you believe that all the non-Rasmussen polls were skewed? Was it too much Fox? I'd like to explore why you & Frank & Dennis were so certain President Obama was doomed. Marco, Ryan, as previous VP, has the inside track, if I were betting. He's got charisma issues but Fox can fix that pretty quickly. I don't think Santorum is as much of a write-off as you do. He had Romney going in the primaries & is much more compassionate a Candidate. West? Maybe. Depends on his funding. I'm not sure the RW will put serious money behind him. After all he makes Herman Cain look rational. I think Santorum is a write-off only to the American electorate at large. He has nothing better to do than run again and I am sure he will. Ryan, I dunno, I just do see him reentering the melee. I don't know why. Your reasons for his running are all very valid. I just don't see it for some reason. Nutters West is a done deal because we all know our GOP will not be learning any lessons from their trouncing. 2020? Maybe they'll have a clue. Maybe. We can put some money on the issue in a couple of years. I think both of us are guessing right now. It really depends on how the EC/SC split I described plays out. A number of EC have little use for the SC right now.