Democrats fear brokered convention

The Denver Post ^ | 03/09/2008 | Chuck Plunkett

[FormerACLUmember]

Boo hoo. The Evil Ones are fighting among themselves.

Yeah, Limbaugh Effect!

[gundog]

What if the coronation that is the 2008 Democratic National Convention turns cutthroat?

Then we'll see two pols that know how to play hardball go after each other. Sadly, one of them has portrayed himself as being above that kind of behaviour and will step on his own dick if he engages in it, and the other one knows it. Pass the popcorn, please.

[aviator]

Enter AlGore, stage left...

[kingattax]

Sadly, one of them has portrayed himself as being above that kind of behaviour and will step on his own dick if he engages in it,.....

you're talkin about hillary, right ?

[I see my hands]

Looter guy is hoping HRC wrangles the nomination from Carock Ocrapa it at the convention.

[pepsionice]

What will be curious here....how will the media react when various groups suddenly shift and support Hillary? Will they ask stupid questions? Will they ask about what was promised? This could turn into a very amusing live event...better than Monday Night Football and Pro Wrestling combined.

[Slump Tester]

LOL!

You must have seen DFU's video.

[Farmer Dean]

They’re gonna need to install a bigger door then.

[bill1952]

Mayor John Hickenlooper, who ...

... has the most ridiculous name since Moonbeam.

[Izzy Dunne]

[atomic conspiracy]

There could easily be major riots if Obama continues to win decisively in the primaries and then Hilla-monster steals it from him at the convention.

That this is technically within the rules does not matter; a real grievance, as opposed to an imaginary one, could have all kinds of unpredictable consequences.

[relictele]

Or, put another way,

CLINTONS RELISH BROKERED CONVENTION

Anyone who has jaywalked, cursed or had a drink or two will find themselves blackmail targets courtesy of the Cuddly Clinton Team.

[Perdogg]

bingo

[gundog]

Agreed. Russert has been forced to do actual analysis of what Obama’s peeps do if Hillary gets the nomination and vice-versa. Hillary’s peeps may be more inclined to relate to McCain than Obama. And I’ve seen that 20 % of white, blue-collar workers in the Demonrat Party go to McCain if Obama gets the nomination. We may as well enjoy the process, because in the end, McCain is the best we can hope for.

[Lion Den Dan]

Give us a brokered convention. Which ever rat is picked will leave the supporters from the other side mad and in a funk. They may vot republican for spite or not vote at all. Go Rats, Go ( away).

[political1]

There will not be a brokered convention with (2) two candidates. One or the other will have over 50% of the delegates. There is no reason to broker delegates in that case. If there were three candidates It would be a different matter. Now the John Edward delegates, (there are 26 of them) could be the leverage that Clinton, or Obama need. Delegates needed to have nomination 2025... Obama 2024 - Clinton 1998 - Edwards 26. Now that is a brokered convention. Nobody has a majority.

[LS]

"Could a presidential primary race so energizing that it has brought record numbers of voters to the polls "

Is this true? I know record numbers of "DEMS" went to the polls---but were they Dems or Republicans voting for or against Hillary? Do you know if the actual total numbers of primary voters is up significantly?

[KarlInOhio]

Is there any way I could help fund a brokered convention? I'm thinking of chipping in to the Denver police for clubs, helmets, shields and lots and lots of hungry police dogs.

[KarlInOhio]

One or the other will have over 50% of the delegates. There is no reason to broker delegates in that case.

But only if enough of the the superdelegates commit one way or another. There is no way that either Obama or the Bride of XXX-42 can hit the 2000+ without a lot of the approx. 800 superdelegates.