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The magic words are brokered convention. That's what some of us are discussing. Whether you choose to participate or not is your call. -- nm

Posted by David (aka David) Mar 6 '12, 19:35

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- I didn't intend for it to come across as bitchy, but I absolutely believe that a brokered convention is still a possibility. - David Mar 6, 20:14 21
  - I agree -- nm - tRu Pad Mar 6, 20:57
  - As fun of an idea as that is, I don't see how the math works, with Gingrich and Paul essentially non-factors to acumulate delegates from here on out. - znufrii Mar 6, 20:19 19
    - It's not about any one candidate. It's about the totality of them. The far right is rejecting this candidate and they are accumulating delegates. - David Mar 6, 20:20 18
      - it's not about the candidates, it's about the math. - znufrii Mar 6, 20:25 17
        
        Delegates do not have to vote the way they were elected thoug. Romney could be broken enough by the convention that some delegates switch to others. -- nm - tRu Pad Mar 6, 21:03
        
        Personally, I don't think there's much doubt about who the Republican nominee will be, but I think tonight's results still weaken Romney overall. - Roger More Mar 6, 20:34 13
        
        not if he ends up winning Ohio... -- nm - znufrii Mar 6, 20:38 12
        
        It will still be a marginal victory, like Michigan was. And no one's dropping out due to tonight's results. -- nm - Roger More Mar 6, 20:41 11
        
        but it gives him control of the narrative momentum, as Ohio was the state most everyone was paying attention to. -- nm - znufrii Mar 6, 20:43 9
        
        The narrative is that he lost too many states. Again. - David Mar 6, 20:47 4
        
        I don't get how going 7 for 11 today (assuming current results hold and Alaska isn't problematic) leads to the narrative he lost too many states? -- nm - znufrii Mar 6, 20:51 3
        
        Because he lost two he should have won, is a coin flip in another, and two of the others needed 15k votes or less. - David Mar 6, 20:55 2
        
        yeah, I can't say I see that narrative taking hold, really. - znufrii Mar 6, 21:04 1
        
        It will. -- nm - David Mar 6, 21:14
        
        not to mention he seems likely to win an outright majority of the delegates at stake in all contests today. -- nm - znufrii Mar 6, 20:44 2
        
        Just so I'm clear, my post was about how tonight affects Romney's chances in the Presidential election, not the primaries. - Roger More Mar 6, 20:47 1
        
        ah, gotcha. -- nm - znufrii Mar 6, 20:52
        
        If Newt drops out a few days ago, Santorum takes Ohio easy. Thanks Newt for cock blocking Santorum. -- nm - Bacon, NOT Engaged Mar 6, 20:44
        
        Though Ron Paul should -- nm - Bacon, NOT Engaged Mar 6, 20:42
        
        Dude, if Romney doesn't have a majority and isn't coronated after one round of voting, NOBODY has delegates. - David Mar 6, 20:29 1
        
        hey! dude on the cart! the horse is back there a ways... - znufrii Mar 6, 20:35

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