The gop is a rotten corrupt party, whether you can see it or not.
Becoming a republican shows poor judgment; a willingness to join a corrupt party for political success does not impress me.
Running for office as an independent shows poor judgment. Quixotic independent campaigns do not impress me.
Let’s say he could mount a viable, winnable race as an Independent, he’d still have to caucus with the GOP (much in the same way VT’s Bernie Sanders has done in both the House and Senate with the Democrats).
Blah blah blah. When your third party wins let me know and I might vote for a candidate of your third party, otherwise sthu