I really don’t see a third party candidate ever winning the presidency. All they’d do is split a party and the opposing one will win every time.
I understand your point and concede that is a risk. But the GOP has failed us, and stabbed us in the back so often, that electing them accomplishes little if anything positive.
Consider this please: A poll just showed that a whopping 71% of people think the country is heading in the wrong direction. That is an amazing number for any poll on anything. They are clearly expressing deep levels of frustration with both parties. If ever there was a time for a third party movement this is it. The country has swung too far left (thanks to Dems and Pubbies) and people are mad as hell. They want new leadership and a new direction.