Comment: My fantasy has been an RP 3rd

My fantasy has been an RP 3rd party run, but after all the man has done that's asking too much. Plus, as the OP points out, it's getting to be too late anyhow.

The next best scenario, assuming no successful hail Mary is pulled off in Tampa, and assuming Ron has no luck getting the Romulans to adopt the liberty positions on war and the fed (which might allow him to comfotably endorse mittens) is for Ron to loudly endorse GJ after Tampa, splitting the liberty wing from the GOP once and for all.

Then the GJ campaign has to lay down this perspective.... "So voter, Romney says he's gonna repeal Obamacare, but guess what? Unless the GOP wins both chambers of congress AND the presidency, he can't. So okay, they should hold the house, and they may win the presidency, though mittens is the underdog, but what are their chances to take over the senate? Slim, my friends. And even if they do, and they do repeal Obamacare and replace it with whatever the new version of Romneycare ends up looking like, with the GOP in full control of fedgov, war with Iran is a given. So think, voter! Is this what you want? If not, and assuming you're sick and tired of fedgov running your life and stealing you children's futures, it's time to look at the alternatives. It's time for real change. It's time to restore the constitution. It's time to retire the GOP and replace them with a liberty party!"

GJ still probably loses, but assuming he polls high enough to participate in debates and wins enough votes to keep Romney out, the chessboard could change for good.

Okay, admittedly a highly unlikely scenario. But what are the alternatives at this point?