Certainly a brokered convention traditionally favors the party officeholders and other regulars. But what are their choices? If it is brokered, then Romney did not win it and Huntsman was worse. Would they really go with JEB, I doubt the beltway types would have the name Bush crammed down their throats where they live and they know that would happen. So they would be back to Daniels or Christie maybe?
As for the conservatives, who do we counter with? Palin most certainly. Maybe Rubio? Gingrich and Santorum would have not won it.
So we have find the reason this convention might be brokered. For various reasons, the GOP top tier candidates did not enter and that fractured the field some. So in a brokered convention might it be:
1. Christy who had not been a governor long enough and who had a state government to administer.
2. Daniels whose family said no?
3. Palin who felt called not to enter this primary field?
4. Rubio who was to new as a senator to run, though it did not stop Obama.
Given that the US public traditionally elects governors not legislators president and this recent deviation from that has been a disaster, I would think that Rubio is more of a VP choice. He can take that slot and not resign from the Senate unless elected.
So if not one of the actual candidates, I can imagine the following possibilities:
Christie-Rubio
Daniels-Rubio
Palin-Rubio
Christie-Daniels
Daniels-Santorum
coming out of a brokered convention. Am I missing anyone?
You are missing Paul. Either Ron OR Rand. I hope neither of them are on the ticket, but you have to put them in the race if the convention is brokered.
SCREW that fat RINO POS Christy.....he's no better then Mittens.
Obama hasn't been a disaster for his constituents at all. He's been very successful at getting left-wing policy passed. If we had a right-winger who was as effective as Obama at passing his agenda we'd be very happy. So I'm not worried if a candidate was a governor, senator, house member or private citizen. There are far more important factors to look at.
I would say the most important quality in a president is being able to sell the American people on their agenda. The Congress will go wherever the poll numbers go. The key is to be able to communicate your message to the public, beat back leftist attacks any way you can and win the argument. Reagan, Newt and Obama are people that have shown an ability to convince the public that they are right on the issues.