It one thing to post a tweet saying, "I have some sucker that is going to run independent." It's quite another to actually follow through with it. You don't just snap your fingers and get on every ballot nationwide, some deadlines have already passed and many others are coming up quickly and require large numbers of petition signatures just to get on the ballot. Not to mention even he liberal New York Times has said that at this late a date an independent run is virtually impossible because of the cost, $250 Million minimum, and the ballot access issues (actually they said that nearly three weeks ago when Cruz and Kasich dropped out.) I personally think Kristol and crew are just "testing the waters" to see if there is some major public demand for their mysterious 3rd party option (there isn't).
But, on second thought, if Kristol is successful in his effort, I suspect he will be subject to vetting, with the MSM dragged along. That would be fun.