why is it presumed that if a 3rd party was formed by whoever with an R, that "republicans would drain votes from Romney and assure Obama a win"??

I believe there would be a majority of those R folks that would be unhappy but not so unhappy to allow Obama a free pass for another 4 years.

And the other ongoing false assumption of all the D voters that voted for Obama will be back to reelect him. There will be a fair percentage that like the rest of disappointed Americans will not buy his rhetoric a second time. Whether the percentage will be sufficient depends how Obama's ratings hold up.

And we all understand the position of your man will win no matter what.

btk