[JediJones]

Apparently there have been 10 contested GOP conventions, 7 of them picked a different candidate than who was the highest vote-getter, and 6 of those 7 won the general election. Dwight Eisenhower is the most recent one of those 7 (he was 8 percentage points down under Taft in the primary vote in 1952).

So these facts should assuage anyone’s fears that a contested convention where the candidate with the highest plurality doesn’t get the nomination automatically results in a GOP loss.

[MaxFlint]

Apparently there have been 10 contested GOP conventions, 7 of them picked a different candidate than who was the highest vote-getter, and 6 of those 7 won the general election. Dwight Eisenhower is the most recent one of those 7 (he was 8 percentage points down under Taft in the primary vote in 1952).

Still peddling this wonky line of manure, huh? It isn't 1952. The voters no longer accept the notion that a bunch of corrupt hacks know better than the people. If Cruz steals the nomination he loses. He was always a lousy candidate (comparing him to Ike is ridiculous), and this will only enlarge the already immense constituency of Cruz haters.

By the way, I would vote for him. Anyone but Hillary. But I voted for Romney and that didn't do any good. There's not a single state Romney lost that Cruz can win.

[Bob434]

[[Apparently there have been 10 contested GOP conventions, 7 of them picked a different candidate than who was the highest vote-getter, ]]

exactly- and like mentioned, passions always run this high pre general election

[[So these facts should assuage anyone’s fears that a contested convention where the candidate with the highest plurality doesn’t get the nomination automatically results in a GOP loss.]]

a mentioned, people always said ‘I’ll never vote for so and so’ but cooler heads prevail when most people come to the realization that they must be ‘never-leftie president’ now instead of ‘never-insert primary gop candidate here’

Thanks for posting- Good info

[truth_seeker]

“Apparently there have been 10 contested GOP conventions, 7 of them picked a different candidate than who was the highest vote-getter, and 6 of those 7 won the general election. Dwight Eisenhower is the most recent one of those 7 (he was 8 percentage points down under Taft in the primary vote in 1952).”

Primary elections came AFTER 1952, and the voters now expect their choices to be honored, not dismissed in smokey back rooms by the elites.

And just a few months ago if somebody said those elites would be Ryan, Romney, Rove etc. you would have been justifiably pissed off.