I might do the same thing. But I absolutly am not going to announce it in advance. In fact, I may claim the opposite as the last thing I want to occur is for a Rino voter, lacking principles and claiming only traditional party affiliation, to believe that the old-school guy will carry the general so he has no reason to consider a bold, new, conservative candidate.
I want him worried and in worrying to consider the direction the vast prinicipled conservative midland is headed and join us.
Trump started this "third party" talk. That told me he'd rather see Obama reelected than the Republican party's nominee, if he can't have it. Anyone running as a "third party" who cares more about their own ego than their country.