Let’s say for the sake of argument that Mitt and his Joe Isuzu self gets the nod in ‘12. Would a legitimate 3rd party candidate emerge? I’m not convinced that Palin would go 3rd party in that scenario, but could we realistically see a 3rd party candidate two years from now if Mitt gets the GOP nomination?
No.
Realistically? No third party.
We are going to see a third party candidate in 2012 no matter what, as 0bama enacts the Clinton/Perot strategy of divide and conquer as his only hope for reelection. The only question is going to be if America is stupid enough to fall for it again.