Every now and then I like to keep an updated list of the Top 10 People Most Likely to Become Our Next President. Here are the latest chartings …
• 1. Mike Pence: I don’t know if Donald Trump lasts four years, but it’s sitting at about 50/50 in my mind. I don’t think Pence had anything to do with the Russia stuff, so if Trump is exiled … President Pence.
• 2. Joe Biden: Yes, he’ll be 74. But there will be a hunger for anything but Donald Trump in four years, and he’s A. The representative of the Obama years; B. Beloved by the left and also genuinely admired by many on the right.
• 3. Cory Booker: The New Jersey senator is charismatic, intelligent and experienced. He’s a legitimate contender if he wants it.
• 4. Ted Cruz: If he smells blood, he’ll challenge Trump in the convention for—his words—”the soul of conservatives.”
• 5. Paul Ryan: Just in case Trump and Pence go down, it’s his prize as speaker of the house.
• 6. Kamala Harris: Smart, energetic, telegenic, talented Californian with a new vibe.
• 7. Bernie Sanders: He lurks.
• 8. Elizabeth Warren: Look, I’m as liberal as liberal gets, but I know what the country can stomach. She’s probably too liberal, but Trump awfulness is a wildcard.
• 9. Mark Cuban: It’s certainly possible.
• 10. Steve Bannon: Donald Trump serves two terms, is loved by everyone and the dark lord decides to replace him.
