[so_real]

A vote for a third party is not a "vote for Obama," it’s a vote for a third party.

Agreed. But in order to make an impact with that protest vote, we have to have a sufficient volume of people coalescing around the third party ... or it will go unnoticed. We need name recognition whether that be an individual, or a party, or "NUTS!" if need be. And we need a fair number of people committed to following through with it. I wager we'll all wait to see what rolls out for a bit yet. We have the possibility of a contested convention and an independent candidate appearing on the scene. But the time to define a solid contingency plan is decidedly now.

[buckleyfan]

“Agreed. But in order to make an impact with that protest vote, we have to have a sufficient volume of people coalescing around the third party ... or it will go unnoticed. We need name recognition whether that be an individual, or a party, or “NUTS!” if need be. And we need a fair number of people committed to following through with it. I wager we’ll all wait to see what rolls out for a bit yet. We have the possibility of a contested convention and an independent candidate appearing on the scene. But the time to define a solid contingency plan is decidedly now.” - so_real

Precisely right. I’m not the person to know exactly what the strategy should be at this point, but that is to be decided (quickly) and to have a plan A and a plan B - with a core group ready to take action on it - is only smart. I presume Newt and/or a contested convention falls within plan A. Plan B needs to take shape around a conservative third party movement.