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Defeating Obama: Will it take a Brokered GOP Convention? Probably! (Vanity)
January 5, 2012
| no dems
Posted on 01/05/2012 12:40:56 PM PST by no dems
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To: no dems
This is very unlikely with most delegates pledged to a candidate these days.
Most people define brokered election as one where the candidate is not nominated on the first ballot. The last time that happened was 1948 for the Republicans and 1952 for the Democrats.
But I think you mean brokered in an older sense where the party looks past the candidates and nominates a "dark horse." The last time that happened for the Republicans was when the party bosses invited Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes to the be the candidate to heal the rift between the Taft and Roosevelt wings of the Republican Party.
I would say the last brokered convention for the Democrats was 1924. Although John Davis was technically a candidate significant support did not begin to swing his way until he emerged as a compromise candidate around the 100th ballot.
Regardless of how you define brokered convention, the last brokered candidates in both parties all lost.
To: no dems
pribeus, boehner, mcconnell, cantor and the others in leadership positions of the republicon party are the ones to blame... they have had 4 years to fix the primary system... they had 4 years to come up with decent candidates and a message... and they had every opportunity to stop the attacks on Conservatives... but they were behind those attacks. You have no one to blame but those people and yourself... because you still believe that you have a party... they hate you and me more than they hate the progressives... because they are aligned with the progressives... they have been lying to us while cutting back room deals with satan.
The repungnicons do not even have a WAR ROOM setup... and they have been at war with progressive demonrats for six years. In a word... Worthless.
LLS
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posted on
01/05/2012 1:25:53 PM PST
by
LibLieSlayer
(ONWARD CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS!)
To: Red Badger
Well, I just thought of it, so it must be good........;^)
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LOL. Not your statement, the brokered convention statement. I do so need to work on my communication skills.
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posted on
01/05/2012 1:51:11 PM PST
by
dmz
To: wolfpat
I go tthe feeling the other night that Romney’s boys knew a thing or two about “finding” ballots when their candidate needed a dozen or so to slip by Santorum.
A very smelly display. It seemed like something out of King County, WA.
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posted on
01/05/2012 1:56:22 PM PST
by
Scanian
To: no dems
I believe you are correct and some potential candidates have been on this strategey all along. That said....
Loose lips sink ships.
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posted on
01/05/2012 2:02:29 PM PST
by
prisoner6
(Right Wing Nuts bolt The Constitution together as the loose screws of the Left fall out!)
To: LibLieSlayer
To put it succinctly, the Repug Establishment values re-election more than it values VALUES!
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posted on
01/05/2012 2:22:18 PM PST
by
ARepublicanForAllReasons
(Crony Capitalism & Union boot-licking Marxist politicians are our undoing.)
To: Kenny
You call these guys conservatives?
To: ConservativeDude
Lifelong conservative Republican here ConservativeDude,
Just for my edification,
Exactly which party is the, “stupid party”?
Cause I surely can’t tell!!!
To: no dems
The 2012 GOP primaries are a marathon, not a sprint. I urge fellow FReepers to keep this in mind rather than panic over what just happened in Iowa. Read the information from the 'alternative media' because the Lame Stream Media is trying hard to pick the GOP candidate for us. Read between the lines when the talking heads on the networks spew their garbage and you will see the truth.
We don't have another Reagan in this group of candidates (I wish there were) and it doesn't look like one in the wings either. So check everything on the all the candidates and chose wisely, or else the media will pick our candidate and the country will be lost forever.
I will chose whomevery I think is the best conservative candidate in our state primary, please do likewise.
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posted on
01/05/2012 3:15:36 PM PST
by
Traveler59
( Truth is a journey, not a destination.)
To: ARepublicanForAllReasons
Yes... they only value personal wealth and power.
LLS
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posted on
01/05/2012 3:36:23 PM PST
by
LibLieSlayer
(ONWARD CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS!)
To: no dems
Palin brought a lot of waverers back into McCain's camp last time (and drove out others).
A good VP pick -- people are talking about Marco Rubio right now -- could attract people who are on the fence.
Of course the candidate at the top of the ticket would have to be smart enough know this (and be confident enough not to be threatened by the popularity of the VP pick).
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posted on
01/05/2012 3:39:30 PM PST
by
x
To: Joe Boucher
Well Joe... I see it like this... we have a dim party comprised of communists and a republican party comprised of socialists.
LLS
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posted on
01/05/2012 3:40:20 PM PST
by
LibLieSlayer
(ONWARD CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS!)
To: Red Badger
By Florida, we ought to really have everyone destroyed.
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posted on
01/05/2012 3:49:29 PM PST
by
no dems
(I'm more concerned with America's future than I am Newt's past.)
To: LibLieSlayer
Does anyone else miss Alan Keyes?
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posted on
01/05/2012 4:00:27 PM PST
by
FreeInWV
(Have you had enough change yet?)
To: Bulwinkle
Hopefully Perry will do okay in the debates this weekend...
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Yeah. The Sat. Debate is on the same time as the NFL Playoffs. Sun. Debate is on Meet The Depressed on Sun. morning; like people are going to to watch either one of these “Debates”. NO!!!
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posted on
01/05/2012 4:14:58 PM PST
by
no dems
(I'm more concerned with America's future than I am Newt's past.)
To: LibLieSlayer
So, what do we do? Encourage Trump to run as an Independent?
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posted on
01/05/2012 4:16:39 PM PST
by
no dems
(I'm more concerned with America's future than I am Newt's past.)
To: x
I hate to say it, but it will probably be Romney/Rubio. I’m happy with half of that ticket.
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posted on
01/05/2012 4:33:17 PM PST
by
no dems
(I'm more concerned with America's future than I am Newt's past.)
To: FreeInWV
Does anyone else miss Alan Keyes?
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No. Alan Keyes was no Herman Cain; except Keyes didn’t hit on white women and give money to an old broads behind his wife’s back
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posted on
01/05/2012 4:35:15 PM PST
by
no dems
(I'm more concerned with America's future than I am Newt's past.)
To: no dems
"Does anyone else miss Alan Keyes?"
Yes, he owes me around $6,000.
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posted on
01/05/2012 4:39:59 PM PST
by
AGreatPer
(Obama has NEVER given a speech where he did not lie!!!)
To: x
Rubio is NOT a natural born citizen. Therefor is NOT qualified for the office.
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posted on
01/05/2012 4:42:14 PM PST
by
W. W. SMITH
(Obama is an instrument of enslavement)
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