Other Than Mitch Daniels, Democrats Must Be Loving The Current Top Crop Of Republican Presidential Hopefuls. Check The "Hotline" List Here.

The current rankings, with the previous rankings in parentheses, look like this, according to Hotline:

1. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. (1)
2. Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty. (2)
3. Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour. (6)
4. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (7)
5. Daniels. (5)
6. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee. (3)
7. Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. (8)
8. Rep. Michelle Bachmann of Minnesota. (12)
9. Ambassador Jon Huntsman. (9)
10. Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum. (10)
11. Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. (15)
12. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, father of Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul. (13)
13. Businessman Herman Cain. (14)
14. Tycoon Donald Trump. (New)
15. Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina. (11)

Editor's note: Go here to read the rankings. You wonder what the criteria is? Well, wonder no more: The criteria for the rankings are money-raising, campaign infrastructure, strengths and weaknesses.