How the GOP can win on vision and experience in 2016

Democrats have but one candidate — and she lacks both of these key qualities

Marco Rubio signs copies of Time magazine.
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Republicans have the luxury of choice in the 2016 election, an advantage which Democrats appear ready to deny themselves — from necessity or otherwise.

So far, only Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, and Marco Rubio have officially entered the GOP sweepstakes, but several current and former governors are expected to join in the fun soon. Several — Jeb Bush, Scott Walker, Bobby Jindal, and Rick Perry — are already campaigning in everything but name. Others — like Rick Snyder, Mike Pence, John Kasich, and perhaps Nikki Haley and Susana Martinez — may consider jumping in, too.

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Edward Morrissey

Edward Morrissey has been writing about politics since 2003 in his blog, Captain's Quarters, and now writes for HotAir.com. His columns have appeared in the Washington Post, the New York Post, The New York Sun, the Washington Times, and other newspapers. Morrissey has a daily Internet talk show on politics and culture at Hot Air. Since 2004, Morrissey has had a weekend talk radio show in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area and often fills in as a guest on Salem Radio Network's nationally-syndicated shows. He lives in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota with his wife, son and daughter-in-law, and his two granddaughters. Morrissey's new book, GOING RED, will be published by Crown Forum on April 5, 2016.