Be careful what you wish for.
If enough ole Reagan Democrats, Republican Tea Party, and Independent types ever get together, they could form a coalition that could defeat both leftist/lib/progressive Democrat and GOPelite nominees.
Unless and until such a coalition ever forms, we will see more-of-the-same, status quo, moderate candidates who push more government regulations, more government agencies, open borders, etc.
Libertarian Gary Johnson former gov. of New Mexico said he was going to run for president in 2016 as a third party candidate
If the GOPe forces a Bush or a Christie down our throats again then a conservative third party run is not outside the realm of possibility.
Hitlery should fund fatso or jebbush for GOPe, then a 3rd party candidate will organically appear.
This could be turned around to the advantage of conservatives. That is, get a real conservative to run as a “conservative third party” candidate at first, running *just* against Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney, the only two candidates the Republican establishment will allow.
This will give conservatives a chance to *not* support either of those two hosers. While they will get a huge amount of money from their Chamber of Commerce buddies, their standing in the polls, even with Hillary running, will be in the dumpster. It will be an opportunity for conservatives to give the Republican leadership the message, “We don’t want these losers. We want a conservative candidate!”
But this all leads up to the Republican National Convention, which will be a mighty brawl. In effect, the conservatives will mount a takeover. Not with that “conservative party” candidate, but with a conservative “dark horse” within the Republican party, who will offer to take the “conservative party” candidate as his Vice President.
And all the conservatives who were semi-outside of the party rejoin with the Republicans, though there was never a real split.
I think the only strategy the Democrats have is for the GOP to fight among itself and hope the Republican party splits into a third party while Hillary slips into the presidency like Bill did. They are forced to go with Hillary because they have not groomed anyone else to replace Obama.
My strategy would be to turn this election into a vote against the democratic party for their hope and change (lies and deceptions) they have given us over the last six years. It worked well during the last mid-terms.
The image of the Democratic party is not looking very good right now and many democratic congressmen are ready to save face (and cover their a$$) with their voters. Watch the House and Senate democrats and how they vote on the critical issues over the next session to get some idea of democratic party unity.
I see Hillary contributing nothing to improve the image of the democratic party having been part of their Senate majority and administration as Secretary of State. She definitely was a negative factor for the mid-term democrats who sought her endorsement.
It’s going to get wild with the big money and media who support the democratic party. They spent a lot of money and publicity on Wendy Davis’s gubernatorial race down here in Texas and got nothing to show for it. I think the internet will play a much larger part in the next presidential campaign. Low budget conservative grass roots and social websites will neutralize the more expensive traditional media sources funded by big democratic contributors for propaganda and information. This is why the internet must remain neutral.
In the meantime, we need to keep a close eye on the GOPe regarding legislative issues and the candidates they support to ensure we do not end up losing an election to the least qualified candidate like last time.
And of course the GOP will be sure to wretch up some GOPe hair all like another Bush, or a Christie that will just about guarantee that a REAL conservative will run as a third party candidate. If the GOP was smart (for a change) they would run a real conservative instead of colluding with the Rats to kill them.
This is so simple.
Get Lizzie “Lieawatha” Warren to run on the Communist Party Ticket.
Find the most liberal possible Republican. John Anderson was great at splitting the vote with Jimmy Carter.