2012: Obama(D) vs Romney(R) vs Gingrich(Tea Party) vs Sanders(Occupy)

[OSR stands with Israel]

I know in 2012 sanders wanted a primary challenge on Obama and the Tea Party hated Romeny so lets say that Both Obama and Romney still win but it splits both their parties and a right wing tea party forms and a left wing Occupy Wall Street forms

How would this play out in 2012, discuss with maps

Heres what I think

Obama :252
Romney: 233
Sanders: 19
Gingrich :34


This would throw the election in the house which I think would be different as I think the Tea Party throws the house to the Democrats which elects Obama and the Occupy party throws the Senate to the Republicans

So I think the final result would be Obama/Ryan

[MyRescueKittehRocks]

Tea Party nominee would be Ron Paul or Herman Cain. Remember Ron Paul finished second in the primary not Rick Santorum.

[tmthforu94]

Tea Party nominee would be Ron Paul or Herman Cain. Remember Ron Paul finished second in the primary not Rick Santorum.

No he didn't. Santorum won more states, had a higher standing in polls, and had more votes, both in caucuses and primaries. You don't decide this by delegates at the convention. This is even more absurd then saying Huckabee finished in 2nd in 2008, behind Romney.

[OSR stands with Israel]

I chose Gingrich as he was the most right wing candidate of the four major Republican contenders in 2012. 

[Leinad]

I chose Gingrich as he was the most right wing candidate of the four major Republican contenders in 2012. 

Questionable. Santorum was probably further right on social issues, and Paul was probably definitely further right on economic issues (or if you consider "right-wing" to mean "small-government").