[JudyinCanada]

I’m hearing “brokered convention”. I don’t know what this is - if it’s not too much trouble, can someone tell me what this means, in a nutshell?

[aMorePerfectUnion]

Delegates only bound to vote once for whoever won them. After that they are free to vote for RI Os

[PraiseTheLord]

I just came across this on another thread and thought it good to save:

If Republicans head to Cleveland with no candidate securing a majority of delegates (every political pundit’s daydream), and a brokered convention comes to fruition,
The Party’s Rule 40 states:

(b) Each candidate for nomination for President of the United States and Vice President of the United States shall demonstrate the support of a majority of the delegates from each of eight (8) or more states, severally, prior to the presentation of the name of that candidate for nomination

If Trump wins 8 or more “winner take all” states, and no other candidate has passed the 8-state threshold, then Trump may show up at the convention as the ONLY candidate who is allowed to be voted on in the first round.

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[SamAdams76]

I don't know if I can describe a "brokered convention" but it's one of those things that you will know it when you see it. Basically a bunch of cigar-smoking men in a backroom wheeling and dealing and deciding the outcome amongst themselves.