I think a third party vote for any candidate would put Hussein back in the White House.
Why would we want that?
The point is there is a huge “anybody but Romney” vote within the GOP base.
On another thread on this site, the site owner is saying he’ll go third party if Romeny gets the nomination.
It may not be the “smart” thing to do, but there is a significant percentage of the GOP base that decided McCain was the last straw, and they aren’t going to do it again.
Romney may actually be unelectable.