[danielmryan]

Just a word of caution about getting behind a third party. Conservatives in Canada, primarily from Western Canada, did precisely that from 1987 to 2000. Their vehicle was the Reform Party, and it was pretty successful in its heyday.

But, their very success split the Tories. The result was a veritable Liberal hegemony from 1993 to 2006, when Stephen Harper became Prime Minister. For his first two terms, he had to all but drop the socon planks because he only had a minority government [i.e., a plurality of seats in Parliament but not a majority.]

The third, conservative party idea might well be viable now because of disillusionment/disgust at Romney and the GOP Establishment. But, the above recounting - much more recent than your narrative about the decline of the Whigs - shows you what you'll likely be in for. If you think you can abide the risk - Dems enjoying a virtual hegemony in Congress and the Presidency for about a decade - then by all means go for it. Just keep in mind that you'll attract more than your share of doomsayers. They won't mind the idea of the Dems having a virtual hegemony because they like the idea of a collapse being blamed squarely on the Dems. They might well be your happy warriors in the third party.

But that means you'll have trouble grafting the old Reaganism onto the party. Reaganauts, being professional optimists, won't mix very well with the doomsayers.

Just to let you know: I'm posting this reply to inform, not to dissuade. I lived through something similar in Canada, and want any third partiers to get an idea of what they're in for if they succeed in representing those millions.

[Rome2000]

Rubio is a shyster lawyer and Miami hack who never held a real job in his life and teamed up with that fake orange suntan faggot Charlie Crist in the Florida legislature to pass primary seatmate enforcement.

He is MYTH SLICK WILLARD ROMNEY with a suntan, and is all about granting citizenship and the franchise to the degenerate illegal aliens.

NOT A CONSERVATIVE.

Paul Ryan, what a BRILLIANT choice by the Melchidezek Bishop Willard Romney, that Ryan, yeah, he really added GRAVITAS to the spaceship.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

The result was a veritable Liberal hegemony...

And how would that be different from what we've got?

[grcuster]

Some way we need to get rid of the Republican inner circle through a takeover and replace them with strong leaders who truely believe in U.S. Constitution as the founding fathers intended, to preserve this nation’s belief in G-D, Freedom and Liberty. This is a must for this nation to continue or we are doomed and will be just like Russia and that won’t be pleasant unless you are a member of the political elite.
We need another Patrick Henry, for I don’t want slavery or bondage for myself or my son. I spent over 20 years in the military to defend this country and I believe it could very well be the time to consider a stronger rebellion and at great risk, it’s time to refresh our tree of liberty before tyranny takes hold because we remain silent. As Benjamin Franklin stated “Rebellion against tyrants is obedience to God.”

[9YearLurker]

But doesn’t Canada have its first truly conservative government in many decades, now that the Alliance and Conservative parties have been combined?

[Conservativegreatgrandma]

We already have around 40 so-called “third parties”, none of them have gone anywhere so why will another one. Anyone who believes yet another one is going to solve any problems has to also believe in Santa Claus.