[pieceofthepuzzle]

I'm not informed regarding the bylaws/rules of the GOPs convention, but if three or four candidates wind up within a few percentage points of each other, and the plurality of one of the candidates is in the 20-30% range, then it's absolutely expected that coalitions will develop to ‘broker’ a nominee. That said, if one of the candidates has a plurality of 40-45%, and gets ‘brokered’ off the ticket, I think it would be very dismissive of the obviously large percentage of voters who voted for this candidate.

[SampleMan]

Yes, the problem with a brokered convention is that you alienate people either way.

That’s why I like the 1st, 2nd, 3rd choice option for primaries.

If 60% of the people love citrus fruit, but hate aplles, one apple can easily win a plurality, if an orange, a frapefruit, and a lemon are in the race.