[ThePythonicCow]

Toricelli to Lautenberg

Bingo. I don't think that they can bait and switch a majority of the 50 states, so once the Convention picks someone and they get on the ballots in each state, then the 'Rats have fewer "choices".

But until then, I'd sooner bet on the weather in New England.

[MJY1288]

In each State there are Delegates that are committed to the winning candidate and then there are "Super Delegates" that are set aside in case of no clear winner and they can cast their vote at the Convention however they please. But once John Kerry has won enough of the primary races that guarantees him 2,162 Delegates, he is the nominee, simply because of the will of the people. Kerry will probably win over 3000 delegates and unless he steps aside, he will be the Nominee.

I'm no election expert, but that's they way I have always understood how the primaries work. I remember the 1976 Republican Convention where Reagan and Ford were close enough that the Super Delegates were in play, even though Gerald Ford had won a majority of the State Primaries and a majority of the Delegates. Gerald Ford was gracious enough to invite Ronald Reagan to the stage after the delegates casted their votes and after Ronald Reagan was done with his short speech, the people at the convention could see they nominated the wrong man. It was an incredible evening in politics, unfortunately it resulted in a Jimmy Carter win and 4 years of stagnation and embarrassment