Here is the winning scenario for a GOP candidate in 2016, seeing as 2012 is already in the bag for Obama and the Dems. Let the other 8 or so formula candidates and retreads fight over the Tea Party and the SoCon vote. The winning candidate will be the Marilyn Munster in the crowd who distances their campaign from the far right and publicly states they want nothing to do with the ignorance and radicalism. The GOP had zero candidates this cycle who chose this tack. I thought perhaps Jon Huntsman would go that route but even he tried to cozy up to them and of course he failed.

Otherwise, Hillary can start writing her Inauguration speech for 2016 right now.