I am not disagreeing with you, but just see another possibility. I do not see him as running a third party game. I am hoping that he is hyping up the conservatives and Independents to the point where they turn out, regardless of nominee. I see him eventually dropping out, if he doesn't get nominated or maybe even sooner. I am hoping that he really does care enough, maybe even more than enough to counter his ego.
But, like I said before if he gets the nomination, he gets my vote. I have no intention of going through two more terms of left liberal socialists. I don't know if our country can survive two more terms of tyranny.