I both agree and dis agree.
3rd party seems to be becoming more of a necessity in order for the (R) party to consolidate/or break into a (Conservative) party, as opposed to the ongoing slide into middle of the road, semi-liberal party it has been going to (most likely in order to gain votes?).
As you correctly said, minor revolts are necessary, but they don’t seem to have been affective.
Briefly and anecdotally, I’d use the nomination of McCain for POTUS (for whom I believe most voted for as a vote against 0bama — not to start a fight if that was not your opinion), and the recent nomination of Dede S by the NY (R).
It’s been said that her nomination was by those in the area and those not in the area should not have involved themselves in local politics. Of course, we know that Dede was not a (R), but apparently was considered such by the local (R) party.
I don’t believe that lockstep ideology is required, but her views (and those of the local (R)) don’t seem to be those of who consider themselves Republicans... or are we Conservatives? (or Constitutionalists? — spell check doesn’t like that word?)
We need an independent organization to find real conservatives willing to run, back them in the primary (potentially in the teeth of opposition from the party bosses), and support them in the general election when the RNC can't be bothered. We also need people willing to run for party organization office (which gets voted on at primary time) and take over the party from within.
This would be a more effective use of time than trying to form a third party.