The more I think about a brokered convention, the more I like the idea.
For one thing, it would rob the media of their ability to steer the Obama opposition message wherever *they* want it to go, and (in principle, anyway) restore the ability to frame the anti-Obama message to the opposition party, where it belongs.
Not that the stupid party couldn’t still find a way to screw it all up, but it would give ‘em a fighting chance.