[true believer forever]

this should really give you all something to make fun on... only I don't care. I come from a military family that has sacrificed much. I know what America means, I know what liberty means. And I know Newt believes in and will fight for America's liberty..

 

  http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/255792/america-s-first-christmas-rich-lowry

Did you know Lincoln was nominated as the Republican candidate through a brokered convention? The favorite at the time was William H. Seward. Lincoln was regarded as a dark horse contender with no chance of victory. However, he won the nomination on the third ballot, and as we all know, went on to win the presidency that November.

Other Republican pr...esidents who were nominated at a brokered convention include: Rutherford Hayes (7th ballot) James Garfield (36th ballot!)Warning Harding (10th ballot) Dwight D. Eisenhower (2nd ballot) The closest we have come to a brokered convention in modern times was in 1976, when neither President Gerald R. Ford nor challenger Ronald Reagan arrived at the convention with a majority of the delegates, but Ford rallied to a win on the first ballot. The bottom line? Republican brokered conventions result in presidential wins!

[sloop]

i don't think you know what a brokered convention is

and who do you think the brokers would be?

no way in hell the rinos and establishment would put in noot - or anyone other than romney

[jenk]

campaigns are important. Newt didn't produce when it was important. I would have fought for him, as he is a fighter, but if you don't look at the delegate count and what states are left, you are going to be left out of the fight. I'm just asking you to look at the delegate votes and the states left and when you do that, you can see maybe that Romney will get 1144 by mid-June even if Newt and Santo get more votes.

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