The stars may be aligning for a successful third party. Conservatives, both Rat and Pub, are both disatisfied with their parties. No doubt many so called moderates are also disatisfied with both parties. BO and the Rats are running the economy into the ground. As the PTB in the Pub party are dissing a political superstar, Sarah might as well go third party route. Most likely, whatever is left of the Rats and Pubs would merge into the elite statist party.
I would prefer to see Mitt Romney walk off into third party oblivion.