Will conservatives be able to draft a third party candidate?

[Ronnie]

It seems like Erick Erickson is serious about providing an alternative To Trump.  Can he plausibly do it, though?  Is there a list of state ballot deadlines and petition requirements for third party candidates floating around somewhere?

[Ronnie]

Morden, before we address rumors of potential candidates, I think it's important to know whether it's even possible for anti-Trumpers to field a candidate this late in the process.  The ballot deadline and signature requirements in Texas are utterly draconian, but is it similar for other states?

[Ronnie]

So, South Dakota is already gone, Texas is impossible, and North Carolina is incredibly daunting, if not impossible.

Seems pretty bleak to me, but maybe they could make it on the ballot in most states, and leave the rest to write-ins.