Yes, this country needs a climate change. If we get another right wing socialist/progressive out of the nominatin process (whom I will use to vote against BHO, nevertheless), it means the subversion of the GOP by the TEA party and othe conservatives has failed.
Get ready for a viable third party.
A hird party is dead end, period. If you can't win a majority of the most conservative 40% of the electorate, you can never win a majority of the whole electorate.