The nominee will be either Cain, Perry, or Mitt. Mitt can’t WIN the OP nomnation....his support has topped out at about 25%..bu he could manage to back into the nomination, if Perry is unable to restart his campagn, and if Cain somehow self-destructs. ( Note: I support Cain, but it could happen) TheGOP base will NOt support Mitt..minimal volunteers, minimal cash..I couldn’t work in te field for him, nor send him a dime, but te question is would a substantial portion of the GOP base go to the polls and NOT pull the lever forMitt. That’s still to be determined.
If Mitt’s the nominee a third-party conservative challenger is pretty much guaranteed. A choice between Obama and Obama-Lite isn’t a choice.
The question is, will that inspire a fourth-party Ultra-Left candidate?