And as is often the case when he says something so outlandish that the GOP has to get mad at him he plays the "run as an independent" card (well in this case it's the I'll stick with the party if I get treated fairly card....same thing). He does this knowing that the GOP can't afford to have him actually run as an indpendent as he will likely bleed away a couple of percent and that wouldn't be good for the GOPs chances. And he has the financial means to do so just for fun. I expect the GOP talking heads will make nice with him once again.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/08/politi...016/index.html
The GOP should have shut him and his ilk down early but now they've all been forced to the right and they can't extricate themselves from it.