If the convention goes brokered, it may be an opportunity for the Conservatives. If the convention goes unbrokered, the convention may freeze out the Conservatives, then the Conservatives would definitely lose. I remain hopeful an actual Conservative will win the nomination, and the nominee will pick another Conservative as running mate. The message of those two Conservatives will be reported by the drive-by media (laugh) or Rush will help with getting the message out. I have not lost hope! But one can only anticipate the drive-bys next move. For two Conservative candidates on the Republican ticket would be the democrats and the drive-bys worst nightmare. Thus all that can be done is being done, by the democrats and drive-bys, to keep two Conservatives off the Republican ticket. Again, I still remain hopeful for a worst case nightmare for the democrats and drive-bys, with two Conservative candidates on the Republican ticket.
I would like to see a brokered convention and I agree it would be an opportunity for conservatives. Look for the silly, “The Republicans need to get behind one candidate before March” mantra to begin in earnest very soon. You know because a tight race will weaken the candidate in the generals. Translated, it means, hurry up and pick the moderate/liberal we like before the electorate gets a clue.
I am not so sure if the GOP wants to shut Conservatives out at an non-brokered convention. Conservatives are already pi$$ed and it wouldn’t take much for them to walk out, stay home, or run a 3rd party candidate. I think we will see pretty much what we will have seen throughout the primary. Liberals and Moderates pretending to be conservatives and conservatives(?) believing them.