I find it interesting the last two times this was done, the party doing it lost the general election.. I guess republicans want to lose in 2016. They aren’t called the stupid party for nothing.
>>> I find it interesting the last two times this was done, the party doing it lost the general election..
More than 2 times. Brokered conventions have only happened 6 (or is it 8) times in American history, I read. In all cases but one, that party lost. The one time it won was when the other party also had a brokered convention the same year (thus, one of them had to win).
It would be interesting to know if the leading plurality vote getter was ever nominated by his party or if they always chose a safe loser instead.
Therefore, it seems that a brokered convention is a nuclear option for a party to give up hopes for the presidency and opt for the insiders retaining power. It makes me really despise especially Romney, but Cruz and Kasich are clearly doing the establishment’s bidding, and have lost any prior respect I may have had.
If Trump ends up just shy of the magic number, and the party screws him, I will cease being a lifelong Republican at that point.