Republican Party begins preparing for contested convention

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Source: AP

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The Republican National Committee has started preparing for a contested national convention, which would follow the primary season should no GOP candidate for president win enough delegates to secure the party's nomination.

While calling the need for such plans ultimately unlikely, several GOP leaders at the party's winter meeting in South Carolina told The Associated Press on Wednesday that such preliminary planning is nonetheless actively underway.

They stressed it had little to do with concerns about the candidacy of billionaire businessman Donald Trump, describing the early work instead as a necessary contingency given the deeply divided Republican field. With less than three weeks to go before the Feb. 1 leadoff Iowa caucuses, there are still a dozen major Republican candidates in the race.

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[Wellstone ruled]

1. Yup.

Are they nervous?

[JRLeft]

2. Trump will run third party. I believe both parties are uncomfortable

with real change.

[Wellstone ruled]

4. Looking for the Trump to make some

really stupid gaff that can not be over come. Notice how his anger is amping up,this guy has major mental things going on.

[JRLeft]

5. I believe DNC and RNC insiders are comfortable with certain people.

RNC would rather Hillary win than Donald Trump.

[Reter]

9. And the DNC would rather have Bush than Sanders

Two sides of the same coin.

[JRLeft]

13. Insiders get along. It's a club.

[Reter]

15. That is why I hope it's Sanders vs. Trump

Both establishments would go nuts.

[JRLeft]

16. +1

[Jim Lane]

17. We might see a third-party ticket of Clinton/Bush! (n/t)

[Wellstone ruled]

11. Probably so,

what we want is one thing and then there is reality of the real power elite.

[Gore1FL]

8. He has done that effectively for the general election several times over.

His republican support has a very high floor, but he has very low ceiling with the electorate. He has emboldened his enemies as much as he has entrenched his supporters.

[Salviati]

3. ...

[elias49]

6. Will they bring Mitt out of mothballs? nt

[WheelWalker]

10. That is my prediction

[NCjack]

12. That would increase the GOP fractional components from n to n+1. That would

not help them in the primary and in the election election.

[WheelWalker]

14. Agreed... it would not be helpful. But it's their party. They can cry if they want to.

[onehandle]

7. Very good news. Hillary will clinch the nomination within weeks and be stronger than ever...

...by our convention here in Philadelphia.

I'll be there to see her accept.