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Proud Public Servant

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7. You lost that bet

Wed Jul 18, 2012, 09:27 AM

Jul 2012

Delegates are bound by convention rules to vote for the candidate to whom they are pledged on the first ballot. Since Mitt has enough pledged delegates to be nominated on the first ballot, Mitt will be nominated, period.

Also, you don't mean "brokered" convention; you mean "deadlocked" convention. Everybody everywhere seems to confuse these terms, and as a presidential politics nerd it drives me crazy. But that's my problem; I continue to search for a 12-steps group I can join.

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Last night I bet a dinner to a friend that the GOP Convention will be brokered [View all] LynneSin Jul 2012 OP

Not likely. I'm pretty sure Mitt will be the nominee WI_DEM Jul 2012 #1

For the sake of nothing but drama Gman Jul 2012 #2

I think he gets it automatically on the first ballot. Jim__ Jul 2012 #3

Problem with me is I don't buy most of the polls LynneSin Jul 2012 #4

You're gonna lose alcibiades_mystery Jul 2012 #5

Remember I didn't say Mitt would lose LynneSin Jul 2012 #6

well, Ron Paul will still put up a fight WI_DEM Jul 2012 #8

You lost that bet Proud Public Servant Jul 2012 #7

Well, you're probably going to lose that bet. longship Jul 2012 #9

I don't see the brokered convention happening. randome Jul 2012 #10

No, Mitt has already bought his nomination, fair and square. arbusto_baboso Jul 2012 #11

Please. Could we stop with this nonsense? Even now, Romney has about a 40% chance of winning, Nye Bevan Jul 2012 #12