Possibly, but if the convention is deadlocked, their preferred candidate, Mitt, would be so weakened that they’d be fools to stick with him. Although Norquist saying that the Presidency is unimportant was pretty telling.
Moreover, though, if Mitt were to come out of a deadlocked convention as the nominee, don’t you think that there’d be a conservative groundswell against him? I mean, he says he’s a conservative, but we all know he’s a dem. I could never vote for him.
I think a deadlocked convention is the best chance we have to pick our preferred candidate. Who is it though? I really can’t tell who’s the strongest choice right now. Sarah? Huge unfavorables. Santorum? Loses to Obum every time. Christie? Unvetted, would not surprise me that he had huge skeletons. Who’s the right choice?