A brokered convention is where no candidate has enough votes to win on the first ballot.
And the GOPe set up each states rules so that will be hard to achieve.
Many of the states award their primary delegates in a proportional way so that they only get part of the states delegates even if they win the majority.
They also require the candidate to win the majority in 8 states where it used to be 5.
They did this to keep a conservative from winning.
You can read more about it here:
Go down to the bottom and read “GOPe Roadmap”
I have serious concerns over Nevada. I do not believe that Romney won the state over Ron Paul, however, the Republican Party decided Romney won. Both my Congressman and my Senator came out early this year in support of Bush. Anyway, I hate caucuses and believe they are full of fraud.
Nevada’s process -
Although the news media reports the results of the straw poll, and assigns delegates proportionally based on it, in Nevada it is the county conventions and the state convention which determine who actually goes to the Republican National Convention. Thus, all delegates are unbound until the state convention in April, although they generally will represent the preferences expressed by fellow Republicans in the straw poll.[6]
Best laid plans. I don’t see Jeb winning 1 state, much less 8.