[Scotsman will be Free]

Wrong. All liberals would vote for obama. Independents would vote for the name they recognize the most. obama. Better the devil you know than the one you don’t. Those names you mentioned are foreign to too many people.

[no dems]

You make good points but the "brokered" candidate would have four (4) months to become well-known to the American people. Most Americans are not following the Primaries and this Election right now. Most Americans will not start paying attention until September and beyond. Everybody is not the political junkies that we FReepers are. I guarantee you that if you stood outside Wal-Mart today and asked 100 people: "Who is Rick Santorum?" or "Who is Newt Gingrich?" or "Who is Mitt Romney?" It would amaze you the number of people who would not have a friggin' clue.