You put it together well. All we need is another Perot to foul up an already precarious situation. They know it’s unlikely we’ll have another McCain/Dole type so they’ll got the third party way. Hitlery could pull it off, too. Trump would take enough “Country Club” republicans away from a good, conservative candidate, etc, etc..
It will be interesting to see if any talk show hosts have the vision, or something else, to tackle this.