I personally think that Rubio is the dark horse to take the nomination.  He's done this before, this is a marathon not a sprint.  He has a gear that not many of the others on that stage has.  I remember in the election with Crist that he hit this tone where he was able to respond to any attack that Crist made with force but also in a way that let him step above it and remain focused on the positive message. 

 

He's young, the Camera is going to love him, he's articulate, he's got a backbone and he has a decent amount of Charisma.  I think that cruz is mortally wounded because people have just been pounding the "ideological creazy" button for too long on him.  Id vote for him in a second, but I just don't know if the support is there.  I think that Paul is a great senator and his ideas are an important part of the party, but I don't think that's a majority of the party.  I think that Christie will never be able to get over the hug.  Ben Carson is a certified Genius, I just think that he is in his political internship. 

 

In each of these instances, as time goes on and these guys drop out I could see them pushing their chips over to Rubio's side and the final hurdle would be Jeb pushing in his support because I don't think the country is ready for a third Bush (I voted for his brother, but it is what it is!)

 

I think if he wants one he could have a bright political future and he should be education secretary with no questions asked.  I think that Kasich and Fiorina would be my guesses for

---