[chiller]

I'm warming to the idea of a convention brawl.

1) It would bring an unprecedented number of viewers to our convention.
2)It delays Obie's attack on our guy, (unless he wants to attack them all).
3) Undecided voters don't pay attention until fall.
4) Our guys will have plenty of time to get their licks on Obie, even while fighting amongst themselves.
5) It might provide a chance to bring a new face into the race "for the good of the party"...Paul Ryan, Marco Rubio.

If Mitt doesn't have it wrapped by then, he's got to read the tea leaves. It seems more and more Pubbies are realizing how weak Mitt would be, with his too-similar positions on Obiecare, immigration, etc. and his hesitancy to ATTACK Obama.

[Morgan in Denver]

I don’t know if it will go that far but I won’t be sad if it does. All the benefit comments you made. I think the so-called pundits who are complaining about the short time between the nomination and the election are wrong.

Mitt could still win it, at the convention or earlier, but at the minimum it keeps our issues alive and in the news for people to talk about and think about. Daily this would remind the voting public about how horrible 0bama has been.

[mtnwmn]

I am thinking along the same lines.

[Bernard]

I don't think Mitt is going to accept the idea that conservatives don't like him. He's been running too long to ever consider that. Besides, he's actually winning primaries and delegates, so he is way ahead of Newt in accepting what is actually happening as opposed to how it was supposed to happen in the battle plan drawn up before the first shot was actually fired.

And I do like the idea of a short election campaign; it might inspire more normal people to get into future elections instead of just offering us voters the choices of which candidates are willing to spend years running for a nomination.