[Having a brokered convention, is the only way to stop Romney, but there is the risk of having a splintered party.]
The party is already irreparably splintered betwen GOPE and Tea Party. Deal with it and move on to a solution.
I’m not in disagreement over the fact that the GOP is splintered. The outcome of that split is the important part. If you are of the opinion that Obama must be defeated this year, then a split is self defeating.
An internecine battle will hamper the Republican candidate no matter who it is. No matter how strong the Tea Party thinks they are, they are not, at this time, strong enough to take over the party and force it to change directions.
The struggle for the hart and soul of the GOP will be long, hard and bloody. The ruling elite will not go quietly.