[ducttape45]

Does anyone know if this has happened before? Not so much with Bush but choosing a candidate via a brokered convention.

[Engraved-on-His-hands]

Does anyone know if this has happened before? Not so much with Bush but choosing a candidate via a brokered convention.

It happened as recently as 1976, when Ford was chosen over Reagan. However, even though Reagan had momentum and ardent support, Ford had built up enough early support to make Reagan's chances a long shot, and most people realized it ahead of time, if I remember correctly

[combat_boots]

Last I remember as a real convention was Goldwater