Just getting someone probably won’t garner much attention.
If Kristol does have a candidate, it would have to be someone with spectacular credentials and/or name value. That would eliminate most well-known Republican who have plans for any future in the Republican party.
Sticking a name on ballots as a 3rd party is rather meaningless. There are already many parties that can’t even garder enough signatures to make the ballots. Kristol’s guy will need to be doing some fast work to even show up on ballots in many states.
Chance of winning an Electoral vote — 1. He might get one from his home state.
If Romney, he could win Utah with its 6 electoral votes.
If Kristol has Jesus I’m in - absent that we shoukd all croak the prick.
More to the point:
Where is the money and infrastructure to support this unnamed candidate going to come from?
Without either, it’ll be a one day wonder.
I think its a trial balloon from Kristol and nothing further will come of it.