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Re: Brokered convention
« Reply #100 on: April 01, 2016, 03:05:48 PM »
Are the terms Brokered Convention and Contested Convention synonyms or distinct concepts?
I believe contested is that there is no nominee before the process begins if it's too close (previous old school elections) to call.  Once you start wheelin' and dealin' it's a brokered convention.
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Re: Brokered convention
« Reply #101 on: April 06, 2016, 12:00:54 PM »
why even have the 1237 rule, if it doesn't mean anything?  just say whoever gets the most votes wins.  smdh, 'pubs and especially priebus.


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http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/ted-cruz-not-paul-ryan-would-probably-win-a-contested-convention/
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Re: Brokered convention
« Reply #102 on: April 06, 2016, 12:03:47 PM »
This should be the easiest election in republican history and they are dead set on rough ridin' it up  :excited:
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Re: Brokered convention
« Reply #103 on: April 06, 2016, 01:09:13 PM »
This should be the easiest election in republican history and they are dead set on rough ridin' it up  :excited:


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Re: Brokered convention
« Reply #104 on: April 06, 2016, 03:14:07 PM »
Was all this delegate and convention stuff something that made a lot more sense centuries ago?

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Re: Brokered convention
« Reply #105 on: April 06, 2016, 03:52:10 PM »
Was all this delegate and convention stuff something that made a lot more sense centuries ago?

I hope not.

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Re: Brokered convention
« Reply #106 on: April 06, 2016, 04:39:08 PM »
Was all this delegate and convention stuff something that made a lot more sense centuries ago?


SOOOOOOO many more shenanigans and backroom dealings then.  This clusterfuck would look downright orderly and democratic. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compromise_of_1877
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Re: Brokered convention
« Reply #107 on: April 06, 2016, 04:42:13 PM »
It's rough ridin' crazy that a normal person hasn't taken advantage of all this and run an independent campaign.

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Re: Brokered convention
« Reply #108 on: April 06, 2016, 04:49:12 PM »
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Re: Brokered convention
« Reply #109 on: April 06, 2016, 05:07:37 PM »
It's rough ridin' crazy that a normal person hasn't taken advantage of all this and run an independent campaign.

the person capable of doing that decided to just take the republican party over instead

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Re: Brokered convention
« Reply #110 on: April 06, 2016, 05:24:51 PM »
It's coming, don't worry

I think it's too late to get on a lot of the ballots as an independent.

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Re: Brokered convention
« Reply #111 on: April 06, 2016, 10:56:21 PM »
It's coming, don't worry

I think it's too late to get on a lot of the ballots as an independent.

Ever heard of the constitution party or libertarian party?
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Re: Brokered convention
« Reply #112 on: April 06, 2016, 11:09:36 PM »
No
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Re: Brokered convention
« Reply #113 on: April 12, 2016, 11:27:24 AM »
So, it looks like Trump needs a little more than half of the remaining delegates to get to 1237 (498 of 944), and, to this point, he's earned a little less than half (739 of 1528).

Trump now needs 58% of remaining delegates to get to 1237 and has gotten 46% to this point. Seems impossible.

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Re: Brokered convention
« Reply #114 on: April 12, 2016, 11:54:58 AM »
How exciting
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Re: Brokered convention
« Reply #115 on: April 12, 2016, 04:03:50 PM »
Yes it's going to be awesome. And after Trump loses he'll give GOP Nominee Ted Cruz a yuuuge hug, everyone will make up, and fall turnout will go bananas.

Btw, I've been saying for a while now, well before WI and CO, that Trump is not going to reach 1,237 if the field narrows to two - and basically has except for that bad person Kasich. And I wasn't taking into account how disorganized and stupid the Trump campaign is about securing delegates. My goodness - they're essentially complaining that Cruz bothered to read the rules.
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Re: Brokered convention
« Reply #116 on: April 12, 2016, 04:15:36 PM »
With Ryan out, hopefully the more sane pubs nominate Kasich
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Re: Brokered convention
« Reply #117 on: April 12, 2016, 04:15:59 PM »
This will be the first convention that I've ever bothered to watch. Hopefully they bring Eastwood back so I can watch him talk to an empty chair live instead of just catching the highlights on the internet the next day.

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Re: Brokered convention
« Reply #118 on: April 12, 2016, 04:45:37 PM »
Just put a thunder dome on the convention floor and the last person standing wins.
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Re: Brokered convention
« Reply #120 on: April 12, 2016, 05:07:15 PM »
My goodness - they're essentially complaining that Cruz bothered to read the rules.

Aren't there technically no rules, at least as of now?

I'm talking about Cruz's recent sweep of Colorado. Knowing the rules and organizing would help Trump. But he'll be just fine against the Clinton Machine.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, K-State fans could have beheaded the entire KU team at midcourt, and K-State fans would be celebrating it this morning.  They are the ISIS of Big 12 fanbases.

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I've said it before and I'll say it again, K-State fans could have beheaded the entire KU team at midcourt, and K-State fans would be celebrating it this morning.  They are the ISIS of Big 12 fanbases.

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Re: Brokered convention
« Reply #122 on: April 12, 2016, 05:50:29 PM »
This is America, don't tread on the 2a
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Re: Brokered convention
« Reply #123 on: April 12, 2016, 07:52:54 PM »
They have to allow guns, or risk looking ridiculous

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Re: Brokered convention
« Reply #124 on: April 12, 2016, 08:45:32 PM »
The 2016 Republican convention will be an embarrassing spectacle of epic proportions.