[SamAdams76]

All presidential primaries should award delegates on a proportionate basis. Otherwise, an establishment favorite can overwhelm the early primaries with resources and build a commanding lead, forcing the lesser, non-establishment candidates to drop out early - before the other 40+ states even get to vote - because they run out of money! This is how we ended up with nominees like McCain, Dole and Ford in the past.

Of course, this is how the establishment likes it. But it's wrong and it usually results in a weak, establishment-backed nominee. It's not fair to the majority of the states who never even have a voice in their party's nominee. By the time the primaries come to their states, the nominee is already decided!

If the delegates were apportioned by percentage of vote in each state, we'd have a lot more candidates able to stay in the race right up to the convention. And that's the way it should be.

Many people are under the impression that a brokered convention is a bad thing and indicative of disunity in the party. I do not agree. Have several candidates show up at the convention with substantial amounts of delegates and we'll have a much better shot at a conservative nominee who will best represent the party in November.

[In Maryland]

"Many people are under the impression that a brokered convention is a bad thing and indicative of disunity in the party. I do not agree.

A brokered convention would be a GOOD thing. Face it, we have two candidates for the nomination who are incapable of uniting the party. And the party MUST be united to defeat the President.