Five Republicans whom the media has mentioned the most as potential 2016 candidates

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Gov. Chris Christie, R-N.J., is the Republican lawmaker whom newspapers mention most often when covering possible GOP contenders for the 2016 presidential elections, according to a Pew Research Center analysis.

Christie is followed by former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Rand Paul, R-Ky., and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.

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