1. Mitch Daniels
Serious message. Serious candidate. Largely unknown to the public, but inside buzz getting hot.

2. Mitt Romney
In a conventional season, he’d be a lock. But his Massachusetts health=care bill is gonna wrap his axle.

3. Mike Huckabee
If he gets in, he’ll be top tier.

4. Newt Gingrich
The intellectual bomb-thrower is back.