User blog comment:DaedricBosmer/Potential HighKing/@comment-4976111-20120519231111

I would consider Balgruuf to be a pretty good choice at first, but look at the facts:
 * It took an invasion on Whiterun to make up his mind on what to do. He's like me: the kind of guy who can't choose whether to have dessert first or second. All it took was some kind of aggressive way to get him to actually do something. Plus, he's not one with much initiative.
 * There are probably people out there that have split ideas on Skyrim's future--like Balgruuf--but with more ambition to do so. Previous people have mentioned Jarl Elisif. To be honest she's a pretty good pick. Really the only reason she's sided with the Imperials in the first place is because she's bitter about what Ulfric did to her husband. Overall, she's probably the best.

Pro Elisif for High Queen.