Great. Insure BHO’s re-election. Glad Ronald Reagan didn’t think that way. After he lost the Republican primaries in 1976, he came back in 1980 and did it the right way. He wasn’t a spoiled sport.
Don't forget '68. He was Nixon's primary conservative rival - and near the end, the only legitimate rival. Reagan easily could have come back in '72 as a third party candidate, but as you point out, he didn't. In fact, he campaigned vigorously and patiently, and built his resume, for 12 years after 1968 to finally reach the spot where he could win, and he was a better candidate because of it.
No thanks. Our only chance is to give a very loud wake-up call for the poltroons in the GOP.
I see this as less of a story than it seems. It helps to remember that Palin made her political bones as a reformer, an outsider to her state’s GOP.
I agree and I don't believe Sarah wants to to go third party but truly wants to reform the GOP. This article is pure speculation, especially given another recent interview:
"Ideally, sure, a third party or an independent party would be able to soar and thrive and put candidates forth and have them elected. But I don't think America is ready for that. I think that it is -- granted, it's quite conventional and traditional -- but in a good way, that we have our two parties. And I think that's what will remain....I don't think the third party movement will be what's necessary to usher in some common sense conservative ideals.