If that happens, then it guarantees Hillary wins.
Not saying starting a new party and abandoning the GOP isn’t a good idea in some ways. Just saying, if it happens in 2016, and the GOP convention becomes a circus and collapses, with some going independent or 3rd party, Hillary wins the general election easily.
Any such plans have to look beyond 2016, is what I’m saying. Is there staying power on the part of various conservatives to build a new political party to compete in 2020 and beyond? That’s what I want to know.
If I want to be _really_ conspiratorial...
There’s a whole lotta M.E. money that could be interested in perpetuating Barry Hussain’s caliphate-facilitating legacy, perhaps promising Trump a very large check if he takes a very large fall, which is best done by a 3rd-party split (seeing as Hillary otherwise has nigh unto zero chance of winning). Seems completely nutty until you consider how many otherwise stable & powerful & entrusted people (ex.: Justice Roberts) have been acting...odd...for the last few years.
...but that’s way over the line of psychological stability. Where’s my coffee?