Posted on 12/20/2011 7:06:37 AM PST by milwguy
Is a brokered convention just a fantasy? A splintered Republican field and new party rules mean it just might happen.
With many (if not most) GOP voters harboring a “none-of-the-above” attitude toward the current crop of presidential contenders, insiders and activists have begun developing dreams of deliverance via deadlock and dark horses. The present state of the race, with four or more candidates drawing significant support in Iowa and elsewhere, raises the real possibility that no one aspirant will win a majority of delegates on the first ballot, creating an opening for some fresh face (Rubio? Christie? Mitch Daniels? Paul Ryan? Even Jeb Bush?) to emerge as the anointed nominee of a brokered convention.
The idea of some surprise selection that could unite a divided and dispirited party remains a longshot but more plausible than at any time in the past 60 years.
In 1952, the Democrats came to Chicago unimpressed with any of the candidates who had competed ferociously in the primaries and turned to the diffident, bookish governor of Illinois who hosted the convention, Adlai Stevenson, on the third ballot. Before the convention opened, Stevenson had insistently disavowed any interest in running for the nation’s highest office.
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Not holding my breath. Even on this "conservative" forum, there are plenty of voices yelling "Cut the programs I don't like, but the government promised me that I'd get MY cheese forever!!"
Multiply that by 300 million, and nothing ever gets cut until the whole thing comes off the rails.
I hope so, Milwguy.
But it’s so late now.
And I heard it’s his wife who is saying no..so that could be quite a force!
Ryan’s father and grandfather both died young of heart attacks, so she may be worried about his health. He is a gym rat though, and most think his health is not an issue.
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