Mulshine: A brokered convention with Ron Paul holding the chips?

[Lucille]

A brokered convention with Ron Paul holding the chips?

A couple months ago the concept of a brokered convention was laughable. Only rank amateurs thought the 2012 Republican presidential race would come down to a food fight in Florida.
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As I noted in one of my pieces from South Carolina, Ron Paul anticipated the favorite-son strategy and is running as a sort of favorite son of the young and liberty-oriented voters.

Assuming that scenario plays out, the vote could be split eight or nine ways. All sorts of coalitions could emerge. And in that event, Ron Paul could have one of the largest voting blocs.

By the way, this is why it is so stupid of those blow-dried talking heads to keep asking Paul if he will run as a third-party candidate.

In other words, he's amassing all these delegates purely for the sake of throwing them away.

Now that's amateurish.

As for the professional view, all I can say is: It sure is fun to imagine the possibilities if Romney continues his slide.

 

[tennman]

It sure is!

 

[trey4sports]

in a brokered convention we could push for Rand. Or even Ron if we could create a wide enough coalition.

 

[affa]

excellent article. someone with an account needs to respond to a couple comments; people are implying he'd cut Social Security, etc.

 

[Duckman]

in a brokered convention we could push for Rand. Or even Ron if we could create a wide enough coalition.

Interesting idea, if party hacks are going to trot out Jeb Bush.

 

[eleganz]

Rand Paul would be the only other one I'd support for a brokered GOP nomination.

With dad as VP.


But we all prefer dad as the head honcho

 

[Shane Harris]

in a brokered convention we could push for Rand. Or even Ron if we could create a wide enough coalition.

interesting... with ron as vp for protection

 

[Anti Federalist]

Interesting idea, if party hacks are going to trot out Jeb Bush.

I was originally surprised at this, but then I recalled that 2000 was supposed to be Jeb's turn.

I can't recall what prevented that, and gave us W, scandal or whatever.

 

[69360]

I was originally surprised at this, but then I recalled that 2000 was supposed to be Jeb's turn.

I can't recall what prevented that, and gave us W, scandal or whatever.

Supposedly W screwed his brother over and ran.

 

[Paulistinian]

Jeb was newly elected to Florida at the time.