[Beagle8U]

There is no way they could get away with that today, they would get slaughtered in Nov.

[Publius]

Let me ask you the following questions.

For the sake of argument, let's say that the party brass manages to get Jeb Bush nominated at a brokered convention.

• Would you stay home, vote third party, vote for Obama, or swallow your fury and vote for Bush?
• How do you think other conservatives would handle those choices?
• How do youi think Republicans of all stripes would handle those choices?
• How do you think the electorate at large would handle those choices?

[Vigilanteman]

People will accept a brokered convention if no candidate goes there with a clear or near majority of the delegates. That's a real possibility. It happened in 1976 with Ford vs. Reagan.

However, they will not accept a brokered convention if there is a clear front runner with the majority of the delegates. Even though I think Newt is a poor choice as a standard bearer, I will support and vote for him if he gets a majority of the delegates. The Karl Roves of the GOP have a duty to do likewise. This isn't Christine O'Donnell and one Senate seat at stake.