Who is the GOP?
Anything you can do with a third party you can do easier and quicker within the GOP.
“Anything you can do with a third party you can do easier and quicker within the GOP.”
Amen to that. SO MUCH time and energy and money involved in reinventing the wheel.
The frustration here is, the conservatives in the GOP are not happy with Romney. Bear in mind, many conservatives are supporting Romney ‘cause they think he’s not that bad, and, rightly or wrongly, they think he can win. There is an attitude on FR that “The Man” is “keeping us down” and forcing Romney on us. I don’t think so. The rank and file GOP primary voter is voting for him, and while I oppose the open primary garbage, the closed primary in FL gave the victory to Romney also.
The solution, in my mind, is two fold:
increase the conservative base in the GOP; and
put conservatives in positions of influence in the party, both central committees and more local candidates.
It is not, IMO, to start another party, which would be nothing but a siphon.
Whenever I see folks at DU or Daily Kos agitate for a third party I am delighted. I know that decreases the chance that Obama and his type will win.