First of all, a disclaimer: this is just something that occurred to me. I do not endorse this idea, nor do I endorse Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination for President.
I believe there is a question that so far has not been asked. Many news outlets have reported that the Clinton campaign is considering pushing to have the delegates from Florida and Michigan seated at the convention, and is also considering lobbying the superdelegates to swing the nomination to her regardless of her standing in pledged delegates relative to Sen. Obama.
This is something which will upset many people, particularly supporters of Sen. Obama. Considering that, it is therefore possible that Sen. Obama could choose to run for President under a third party or as an independent.
He has the money to do so, the support to get on the ballot, and the national organization to make such a campaign viable. However, I can find no place where any community of Democrats has been asked their reaction.
So, what would you think of such a thing, if it came to that?