Could New GOP Rule Lead to a Brokered Convention?

[WI_DEM]

Howard Megdal thinks a new GOP rule which says that any primary or caucus held before April 1 must allocate delegates proportionally could lead to a brokered convention.

"From April 1 on, the winner-take-all primary and caucus states will vote. That means a weak front-runner can earn victories in early states without taking a commanding share of that state's delegates, while several challengers can lose, but still rack up a decent delegate total... 1,163 of 2,380 delegates will be selected before a single winner-take-all primary is held."

"Rather than settle for a nominee incapable of generating enthusiasm," Republicans could use their national convention "to find a candidate more in tune with the Republican voters" including "a compromise candidate who hasn't been in the race at all."

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2011/11/23/could_new_gop_rule_lead_to_a_brokered_convention.html

[Scuba]

1. I love the smell of desperation in the morning. n/t

[grantcart]

2. Yes, it gives them two bites of the apple.

None of the current candidates will be the actual nominee.

It gives Romney a chance of lighting up the primaries, which he hasn't and in the end they will dust off a sitting Republican Governor and restart without all of the negatives from the debates.

[tabatha]

3. I had just been considering the fact

that this a really bad bunch of turkeys - so much so, that another person may be hiding in the wings - and could surprise Obama's researchers.

[montanacowboy]

4. Sounds Like they Could Pull Out

Fat Jebbie -
I smell a Bush coming on

[Citizen Worker]

8. Exactly my thoughts. A brokered convention would be the perfect opportunity for Jebbie and another

fixed (s)election.

[Faryn Balyncd]

5. Petraeus?

[Raven Lunatic]

6. Naw

Too sane. I'm thinking a Limbaugh-Beck ticket from these morons.

[KamaAina]

7. "a compromise candidate who hasn't been in the race at all."

Jebbie? Rudy Nineleven Giuliani? :scared:

[ThomWV]

9. Good, it wouldn't bother me to see the Democrats have a real Convention too.

Instead of a sham dog and pony show.