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Uh, I think you don't realize that I'm not a Republican or a Conservative. I'm just a very logic driven independent and my commentary on candidates is just my view, not my direction or desire.
So, I view Christie as the most electable and he most plausible from what I can tell. As an expert, my rating is zero on a scale of ten. I just express my thoughts here, I don't take sides except when te topic is narrow and specific and I feel that I have something useful to contribute.
IMHO the 2008 election was for or against Bush. His term slid into the election like sewage draining downhill. I doubt any Republican could have won in 2008. In 2012, the GOP self-destructed or they could have won. Romney was a dubious choice who made one error after another during the campaign. He wasn't a "bad man", just a "poor choice", and that had little to do with his "moderation".
Christie isn't all that he is cracked up to be. On the national stage, he would crumble like Romney did in 2012. There's a lot of skeletons in Christie's closet, which is why Romney didn't pick Christie to be his running mate. It would all come out in a national campaign. Sometimes the media doesn't report these things on "prospective" candidates on purpose. They like to build up potential candidates - so that the reporter who takes them down AFTER they announce, get more fame, prominence, success, and power.
Even though Ted Cruz is my most favorite, I think Mike Huckabee is the most electable potential 2016 Republican candidate. He was Governor for almost 10 years. And he has been in the top 3 - close to being runner up in 2008 GOP Primary, right behind McCain and Romney. Running for President (or Vice President) before usually seems to help a lot of GOP candidates, as they are usually better tested on the national stage - and are also viewed differently than a lot of the first time candidates - the one who ran before and came close to winning usually has a sense of prominence and experience about them that Republican voters seem to like.