Or, if Rudy is the actual GOP nominee, which is highly unlikely, we will want to continue for a third party.
Then it would be 16 or 17 month, and a pull the troops out now platform will simply be something you’ll have to support, or at least accept. There are no viable third parties, but it’s a part of the platforms of those that are around. Not that it will matter, at best they’ll help elect Hillary/Obama, and likely won’t have that much impact.