[inquest]

It sends absolutely NO " message ", other than that the fringe don"t count, can't be counted on by the GOP,and will force the GOP to go farther left, to attract the " middle of the roaders ", who won't go off and vote for a third party.

History doesn't support you on that. Study it, and you'll find that when the third parties get going, the main parties get running to co-opt its issues. Every single time.

[nopardons]

Oh really ? Not after the BULLMOOSE Prty lost,nor when Wallace lost, nor countless other times. History IS important and you should actually study it.