Re: brokered convention, I think you are right. These events have been pretty boring for a couple of decades. If there were some real drama involved, they would get higher ratings. Just maybe more people would watch the eventual nominees give their speeches.
..."And they might have to do so. Indeed, when the Republicans meet in Minneapolis-St. Paul in September 2008 to choose their nominee, they might be looking at a brokered convention."
This might not be a bad thing. Here is how the last Republican 'dead-locked' convention played out in 1940: The “Miracle at Philadelphia” . Makes for some interesting scenerios...
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