[cripplecreek]

A brokered convention will guarantee the GOP gets their choice and conservatives will be left out in the cold.

[MachIV]

In my opinion, a brokered convention only illustrates just how deeply divided Republicans really are, and no I’m not a Mitt supporter. I prefer Newt or Santorum. I figure we go on to get creamed in November no matter who gets the nomination.

[Let_It_Be_So]

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"A brokered convention will guarantee the GOP gets their choice and conservatives will be left out in the cold."

 

Disagree...  Here's the way I see it:

 

IF we can keep committed delegates from getting week knees and keep too many of the super delegates from going over to the Romney camp, it will be a whole new ballgame, and the momentum immediately swings over in favor of the conservative base who strongly disapprove of Romney.

 

Whatever leverage the establishment GOP has going into a brokered convention will quickly dissipate as soon as a winner isn't evident with the first ballot.  To me, it seems much more likely that the conservative base will regain our voice at that moment, especially if we can forge an effective coalition among the Gingrich and Santorum delegates.  The establishment will be behind the 8-ball and will have to eventually capitulate in favor of "the people's choice".  The resulting nominee would most likely be someone other than the choice of the elitist blueblood Rockefeller Republicans in that scenario.

 

I'm not afraid of a brokered convention.  None of us should be.  In fact, at this stage it may be the only way to avoid a Romney "coronation" by the elitists (See McCain.  Or Dole)

 

 

[erkelly]

Except that most of the delegates are going to be CONSERVATIVE delegates, already out of love with the establishment, and unlikely to follow their bidding.

[LibLieSlayer]

“the GOP gets their choice and conservatives will be left out in the cold.”

Well then... each of us needs to grab a couple of crates of TEA and toss them into the harbor!

LLS