2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Can we all agree the convention won't be brokered? What does a contested convention accomplish? [View all]PATRICK
(12,228 posts)action after the last primary and a long night of voting at the Convention if some magical negotiations don't settle everything that looks intractable at least because of the growing strength of Sanders' showing. In words and supposed policy there is a lot more unity than one would expect after all the heat. A lot more. In practice the division is likely a lot worse so the performance in words and conciliation had better be top notch. After all our intrepid GOP MSM will be reading into everything divisive or anti-Clinton rather than discuss any of the issues corporations find unpalatable or scary.
On the personal level a few sacrificial lambs or plumb positions. The Veep choice that all can cheer maybe. The keynote speaker for the future vision of the party might help. Some surprise real promise in the acceptance. No, trashing Trump will not be enough, and scarily probably won't work. Another thing to start thinking of.
Or we can speed things up at the Convention with a voice vote!