Sadly, that's quite the compelling argument these days. If only a third-party (or non-party) candidate who isn't nuts actually ran for President, the electoral equation would change radically.
If you could pick a non-party candidate to run for President, who would it be?
Oddly enough I was just idly wondering what would happen if Hunter Thompson sunk his teeth into this election. Especially if he collaborated with P.J O'Rourke.