There can be no other reason for Rick to stay in. The proof will come in 2020, until then adios.
I disagree. He may actually believe that he can win.
Also, we can disagree on opinion, but not on facts. If you state emphatically, "Rick has been bought by the GOPe", that is fact, and needs to be proved. If you say, "I think that the Rick has been bought by the GOPe", you may think that, but to state it in public not knowing whether it is true or not is defamatory to Rick's character.
If you want to continue to slander Rick, that is your prerogative. But what will you do if he becomes the GOP candidate, or at least becomes the only conservative alternate to Romney?