I keep hearing this mention of a "brokered convention." Just what IS a "brokered convention" anyway?
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Primaries don't yield majority of delegates to one candidate.
At convention votes are held, and pledged delegates (can make backroom deals and) vote for whomever they want. -
In other words................if Trump wins the national primary votes he still can be "overlooked" as the Republican candidate for the general election for the presidency!!! Remember, these are primaries and the Republican Party can do whatever they believe is BEST for the party if they don't agree/like the outcome!
YES...........it is a JOKE and we are the pawns in all this non-sense believing 'we the people' really matter.
It does make for great arguments/disagreements/delusion/anger/fodder for Americans to become more separated......lol! I cant wait to see what the decision will be honestly!!!Comment
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Has this happened before? You know Trump is just waiting to throw out the "I" card!Originally posted by Landrover View PostComment
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There is a minimum amount of delegates a nominee must reach ....50%. If not then it goes to brokered convention. It means the potential nominees can negotiate to get delegates. Whoever we gets to the magic # first is the R nominee.Comment
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I think that other (new/different/RNC preferred) nominees can be brought fwd, also. The whole thing gets blown WIDE OPEN.Originally posted by BuckRage View PostComment
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It means there will be lots of delegates getting free vacations at Trump resorts.Comment
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A brokered convention is necessary when no candidate has received a majority of delegates after all the states' primaries are finished. If a candidate gets more than 50% of the delegates in the primaries, then a brokered convention won't happen.
When no candidate has a majority of delegates, then the convention is where the delegates vote and revote and revote until some candidate has at least 50%. It wouldn't necessarily have to end up being any of the candidates who were in the primaries. The party's delegates could end up selecting someone else if they couldn't get a majority to agree on any one of the primary candidates.
Brokered conventions used to be the norm, but the last time it happened was in the 1950s.Comment
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Yep. The republican process isnt quite as bad as the dems but its quite possible for a candidate that has a lot of money and influence to get the votes even if he "suspended" his run in Feb. Money talks. Lots of deals getting cut and delegates getting paid.Originally posted by Shane View PostComment
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There are a certain number of delegates that a candidate must have to win the nomination. Some are committed, some are not. The committed must vote for the candidate, the non-committed can vote their conscience.
When bho trounced hrc for 2008 she ceded her campaign because she was so far behind that she could not catch up. There were enough committed and non-committed bho votes that there was no way for her to win.
Also, don't forget that the "committed" delegates are only "committed" for the first round of voting. If the convention goes to a tie breaker then the "committed" and non-committed are allowed to vote anyway they want. So it is possible for Trump, Rubio, and Cruz to have enough votes to force a run-off or second vote and for there to be a final "winner" because the committed can now change votes.
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