Disagree. The base will just focus down-ballot..winning the Senate, increasing the House margin, and pickign up several governors slots..If Mitt gets the nomination, and we run a conservative as a 3rd party candidate, we give Obama the win. Just as easy to not vote for him, and a lot cheaper..devote our resources to the key senate/House races, andd we have the same result, we final bury the GOP country club establishment//
Supporting Republicans down-ballot isn’t in conflict with voting 3rd - party for the Presidency.
I’m not saying I would support a third party. But if Mitt wound up the nominee - especially if he got it by Democrats voting for him in open primaries, which is the most likely scenario - frustration will likely boil over.
That’s my reading of the situation. YMMV. My predictions of the future don’t always come true.