Interesting article about some veteran political strategists trying to recruit a third party candidate in 2008. It is not a bad idea. The problem is that there is a disconnect between the elite (including political strategists) in this country and the general populace. The majority of Americans would actually prefer a candidate that was more economically populist than the Republican nominee but more socially conservative than the Democratic nominee. Most of the moneyed and political elite would prefer a candidate more socially liberal than the Republican nominee but that was more pro-business and libertarian than the Democratic nominee. As such, I think Unity08 (assuming they get anybody credible at all) will end up with a social liberal in the mold of a Michael Bloomberg or John Anderson, who will attract some supporters but mainly be a spoiler candidate as opposed to a serious contender.