Red State's Erickson: Broke Is Better Than Mitt or Rick

Red State's Erick Erickson, who often strives to speak for conservatives, decrees that if neither Newt Gingrich or Rick Perry can become the nominee, broke is best:

There is still time and there is, even at minimum, a path to a brokered convention to get a new candidate. I hope that Rick Perry can rapidly rebuild and show clear momentum in South Carolina. I hope Newt Gingrich can trounce both Romney and Santorum. But in the absence of performance by them, I hope they will not drag down the small government conservatives. If they can’t show gains, time is short, but available, for a Bobby Jindal or someone else to get in...

...I will gladly support Rick Perry or Newt Gingrich. But there is time for an alternative. We do not have to settle even for the current crop. If Perry cannot reboot and Gingrich cannot convince us he won’t implode, I endorse an open, brokered convention.

And, after listing the remaining filing deadlines to get on the various state ballots, he suggests to non-candidates that there is still time:

As you can see, there is still the ability to enter the race and, if the candidate sweeps the states, win outright or, if the candidate cannot sweep the states, force a brokered convention to get a new, more viable conservative candidate.