2016 Presidential Field Update

Rick Perry is out and Lawrence Lessig is in.  That leaves us with 6 Democrats now in the running along with 16 Republicans.  Republicans should probably be pushing for a few more to drop out too so that they can begin coalescing around a few legitimate contenders.  We are also still awaiting a final decision from Joe Biden.

Here's how they rank in my opinion (as far as their chances):

Democrats:

1. Hillary Clinton
2. Bernie Sanders
3. Martin O'Malley
4. Lawrence Lessig
5. Jim Webb
6. Lincoln Chafee

Republicans

1. Donald Trump
2. John Kasich
3. Jeb Bush
4. Ben Carson
5. Marco Rubio
6. Ted Cruz
7. Carly Fiorina
8. Rand Paul
9. Mike Huckabee
10. Scott Walker
11. Chris Christie
12. Lindsey Graham
13. Rick Santorum
14. Bobby Jindal
15. George Pataki 
16. Jim Gilmore

Lawrence Lessig is a long shot, I like the idea he is proposing but I doubt that it takes off.