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To: xsysmgr

I do not know enough about a convention where there is no clear winner, can a candidate who has not been mentioned or dropped out become the candidate?
Does anyone know how the process work?


2 posted on 01/24/2008 7:14:20 AM PST by svcw (There is no plan B.)
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To: svcw

I do not know enough about a convention where there is no clear winner, can a candidate who has not been mentioned or dropped out become the candidate?
Does anyone know how the process work?


Read the history of how James Garfield became president. He was the textbook example of a dark horse candidate. It took well over 30 ballots at the convention to finally nominate the guy who said he did not want to run. Sound familiar?


17 posted on 01/24/2008 7:49:25 AM PST by bioqubit (bioqubit, conformity - such a common deformity)
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