It's CERTAINLY not unprecedented in GOP politics. And I'm not speaking metaphorically.
At the '64 convention, where Goldwater won on the first ballot at the Cow Palace...there were fist fights in the aisles.
When Reagan lost on the second ballot in '76, the Mississippi delegates were involved in several "scuffles" in the back hallways.
This is a passionate sport.
Yes, I was in high school in 1964. We studied the Goldwater run. I admired him then. That grew to outright love of the man.
First voted for President when Richard Nixon won.
Have always been Republican even when TX was solid Dem (conservative).
Have been to 2 State conventions (NM & TX). Never the national convention. But this year I would like to be there.
I expect to attend the TX GOP convention in Ft. Worth in early June. We shall see where it goes from there.