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DonCoquixote

(13,616 posts) Mon Mar 19, 2012, 01:48 PM Mar 2012

Haley says brokered convention not bad

http://gma.yahoo.com/haley-barbour-contested-gop-convention-not-necessarily-bad-160928667--abc-news.html

From the article:

"We have had twice - three times really - Governor Romney looked like he was poised to begin coalescing, and each time he lost the next week, and now we're at another juncture," Barbour said

"Whether or not we have an open convention is up to the primary voters who are left between now and there," Barbour said. "If it is a convention where we get there with nobody having the vote, [that is] not necessarily all bad."

Friends, this is a sea change. We have the former head of the GOP, arguably, one of the more powerful people to have held that office ever, especially when compared to the current GOP head, Michael Steele. Here he says outright that a brokered convention is tolerable. That of course means that the GOP is making preparations for a scenario that would have been unthinkable even in 2000 or 2008.

I consider this a warning shot, especially to those of us smiling because we know Mitt vs. Obama in a debate would be a wash. Please remembers, these people have NO respect for rules, and they know they can crown anyone in Tampa, and still have the superpacs backing them 100% They also know that they have little to lose by ditching Romney, as frankly, if brand Romney has not begun to gel by this point, it will not be ready in time to beat an incumbent.

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Haley says brokered convention not bad (Original Post) DonCoquixote Mar 2012 OP

It scares me, so I agree with him cthulu2016 Mar 2012 #1

Exactly DonCoquixote Mar 2012 #9

"Romney... poised to begin coalescing" FSogol Mar 2012 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author AtomicKitten Mar 2012 #5

OK corrected DonCoquixote Mar 2012 #8

Steele actually gets on tv 10x more than Prick Renis. FSogol Mar 2012 #10

Michael Steele is the current GOP head? I thought he left. GodlessBiker Mar 2012 #3

Hee, hee, sure Haley; anything you say gratuitous Mar 2012 #4

Haley is just like Palin. He thinks they'll pick him. FSogol Mar 2012 #6

Noooooo . . . Really? gratuitous Mar 2012 #7

Didn't he consider running in 2012 as the GOP's level-headed candidate? FSogol Mar 2012 #11

Let the spinning begin! nt Javaman Mar 2012 #12

Hubby is still registered repub so he can vote in DE primaries. woodsprite Mar 2012 #13

cthulu2016

(10,960 posts)

1. It scares me, so I agree with him

Reply to DonCoquixote (Original post)

Mon Mar 19, 2012, 01:55 PM

Mar 2012

I would gladdly take Romney over "what's behind door number three"

DonCoquixote

(13,616 posts)

9. Exactly

Reply to cthulu2016 (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 19, 2012, 02:21 PM

Mar 2012

The billion or so dollars they can pump into campaigns can buy some wicked sauce, concoctions they could use to sex up even the worst candidate.

FSogol

(45,485 posts)

2. "Romney... poised to begin coalescing"

Reply to DonCoquixote (Original post)

Mon Mar 19, 2012, 01:59 PM

Mar 2012

Can you feel the excitement!

PS. Steele isn't the head of the GOP Prick Reinus (or something like that) is the head.

Response to FSogol (Reply #2)

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DonCoquixote

(13,616 posts)

8. OK corrected

Reply to FSogol (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 19, 2012, 02:19 PM

Mar 2012

I forgot they got rid of steele

FSogol

(45,485 posts)

10. Steele actually gets on tv 10x more than Prick Renis.

Reply to DonCoquixote (Reply #8)

Mon Mar 19, 2012, 02:21 PM

Mar 2012

So easy to make that mistake.

GodlessBiker

(6,314 posts)

3. Michael Steele is the current GOP head? I thought he left.

Reply to DonCoquixote (Original post)

Mon Mar 19, 2012, 02:02 PM

Mar 2012

Didn't Rinsey Penis follow him?

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)

4. Hee, hee, sure Haley; anything you say

Reply to DonCoquixote (Original post)

Mon Mar 19, 2012, 02:05 PM

Mar 2012

A brokered convention (which isn't going to happen) would almost (almost) force the popular media to admit that sometimes it's the GOP that is in disarray. The favored narrative is that it's the Democrats who are in disarray, always and forever. The GOP is fully prepared to punt the presidency this time around, and letting Mitt have the nomination means they never have to deal with him again.

A brokered convention will be a disaster for any party stupid enough to convene without a settled nominee, and I don't think even the Republicans are that stupid.

FSogol

(45,485 posts)

6. Haley is just like Palin. He thinks they'll pick him.

Reply to gratuitous (Reply #4)

Mon Mar 19, 2012, 02:15 PM

Mar 2012

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)

7. Noooooo . . . Really?

Reply to FSogol (Reply #6)

Mon Mar 19, 2012, 02:18 PM

Mar 2012

If Haley Barbour really thinks a brokered GOP convention would turn out naming him as the candidate, well, that's a level of delusion way beyond anything I had considered for him. Huffing the fumes from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill must have affected his brain far worse than anyone could have imagined.

FSogol

(45,485 posts)

11. Didn't he consider running in 2012 as the GOP's level-headed candidate?

Reply to gratuitous (Reply #7)

Mon Mar 19, 2012, 02:23 PM

Mar 2012

Javaman

(62,530 posts)

12. Let the spinning begin! nt

Reply to DonCoquixote (Original post)

Mon Mar 19, 2012, 02:45 PM

Mar 2012

woodsprite

(11,914 posts)

13. Hubby is still registered repub so he can vote in DE primaries.

Reply to DonCoquixote (Original post)

Mon Mar 19, 2012, 02:55 PM

Mar 2012

He was wondering who to throw his vote to. I'll tell him Romney would be the one. Anything to NOT end up with a brokered convention. We don't want the likes of Jeb Bush stealing the Presidency.

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