A third party means Obama wins.
That depends. A strong enough conservative third party might actually pull it off. That slim chance might be the best we have. Obama and Obama lite make little difference at this point. Obama lite could well be worse, giving the RINO congresscritters cover.
If Obama wins a second term without having to worry about reelection this country is done. Herman and Newt will not get the womens vote (I can see US Magazine rerunning that cover of Obama and Michelle "Why He Loves Her").To call Romney Obama-lite is just plain stupid. He may be a RINO and flip flopping opportunist at the worse. But he was Governor of one of the liberalist states in the country. Even Arnold tried hard his first 2 years as gov. of California before he gave up or was blackmailed. We could always keep Mitt in line if he doesn't keep his promises with the threat of a primary challenge.
I would rather have Obama win, and have gridlock with a Republican Congress, than the stealth socialist Romney, who would actually get more of his socialist policies passed.