[Jagdgewehr]

As tantalizing as it may be, a third party route would only split the conservative vote and make it even easier for the Demonrats to win.

I keep telling myself that every election. Respectfully, my question to you is when do we stop betting on a lame horse? The Republicans are drifting further away from conservative principles and making more compromises and it's not getting any better. They just aren't getting it.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Let’s look at the other side. What can we do to encourage the liberals to field a spoiler?

[luvbach1]

Respectfully, my question to you is when do we stop betting on a lame horse?[the Republicans]

I believe the only route is the rededication of the Republican Party to its guiding principles. I agree with you that what we are hearing now from Rinos (changing the "brand" by spreading the big tent; in other words, emulate the Dems) is unacceptable to conservatives, including me. It may be that for the unforeseeable future the dumbed-down electorate will reject conservatism however it is packaged. But I'd rather we go down swinging; that is, faithful to our principles, than to be Demonrat Lite. If "The One" turns out to be the unmitigated disaster we fear he will be he may be a bigger boost to Republican (and conservative) fortunes than anything we could muster.