“Obnoxious to no one and necessary for party harmony” sounds like Fred Thompson (which is exactly why I’ve been saying a brokered convention favors Fred.).
“Third rate nonentity” sounds like Duncan Hunter.
Hunter’s inability to even beat Uncommitted in the Michigan GOP primary (where Uncommitted was running as a Democrat) disqualifies him from consideration. If the party turns to someone outside the the GOP top tier, it will be someone completely outside the race — it will be Newt Gingrich.
If Fred Thompson can’t win it on his own, no one is going to hand it to him. McCain would be a more likely choice than Thompson.
We need someone who is not already in the race . .
“Third rate nonentity” sounds like Duncan Hunter.
Thompson or Hunter could be the favorite of the Republican base, but in a brokered convention the front-runner agrees to stand down for party unity. That could leave Hunter or someone like Haley Barbour, truly “Obnoxious to no one and necessary for party harmony”.