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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMitt Romney to the rescue: Here’s how GOP chaos may bring him out of political retirement
Mitt Romney to the rescue: Heres how GOP chaos may bring him out of political retirementby Sean Illing at Salon
http://www.salon.com/2015/11/09/mitt_romney_to_the_rescue_heres_how_gop_chaos_may_bring_him_out_of_political_retirement/
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Republican insiders are starting to worry about the prospect of a brokered convention, a potential nightmare for the party next year. Take Karl Rove: Whatever you think of him, the man understands Republican politics as well as anyone. And in a column last week for the Wall Street Journal, Rove explained why the 2016 Republican National Convention might end in a bitter fight over the nominee:
A few factors have increased the chances of a multi-ballot convention. First, Republicans have the largest field of serious contenders in history: 17 candidates entered the race and 15 remain. The bigger the field, the longer it could take to settle the contest Five candidates are polling at less than 5% on average but have enough money or stage presence to last at least through Februarys Iowa caucus and New Hampshire primary That leaves five candidates who today appear to have the message, money, organization and poll numbers to play the long game: neurosurgeon Ben Carson, real-estate magnate Donald Trump, Sens. Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.
Adding to the confusion is the GOPs process for awarding delegates. There are enough early primary states that award delegates on proportional basis to create a situation in which the top three or four candidates may be separated by only a small number of delegates, giving the leader a plurality, not a majority. Its conceivable that by the end of March, the field could be reduced to two, but thats not guaranteed.
Roves concerns are more than justified, in other words. The Republican field is fluid, to put it nicely, and its entirely possible that well head into the convention without any of the GOP candidates having locked up the nomination. Part of the problem is that there isnt a consensus establishment candidate, and the obvious choices are flawed in their own ways.
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Mitt Romney to the rescue: Here’s how GOP chaos may bring him out of political retirement (Original Post)
applegrove
Nov 2015
OP
Yeah. I've been thinking it too but adding any GOPer to the race is an unpleasant
applegrove
Nov 2015
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applegrove
(118,778 posts)1. Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch.
Renew Deal
(81,871 posts)2. I don't think it will come to that.
None of the candidates have a big power base that they are guaranteed to win anywhere. Also, the republicans will eventually follow the herd. I doubt more than 3-4 will win any states.
applegrove
(118,778 posts)3. Maybe Rove is trying to light a fire under all Republicans.
PufPuf23
(8,836 posts)4. I posted recently in GD-Primaries my concern that
Romney would end up the GOP nominee.
applegrove
(118,778 posts)6. Yeah. I've been thinking it too but adding any GOPer to the race is an unpleasant
thing so I didn't want to think about it for long.
madinmaryland
(64,933 posts)5. Wait, what? There is something wrong (SERIESLY) about this sentence...
First, Republicans have the largest field of serious contenders in history: 17 candidates entered the race and 15 remain.
SERIOUS Candidates?? They are more clowns than serious.
SERIOUS Candidates?? They are more clowns than serious.
Generic Brad
(14,275 posts)7. 17 Serious Candidates?
Seriously?
monmouth4
(9,709 posts)8. Gives all new meaning to "flawed." In their own ways? You got it....lol...n/t
Gidney N Cloyd
(19,847 posts)9. As prophesied...
denbot
(9,901 posts)11. God damn it!
Ya made me pee myself a little!
madville
(7,412 posts)10. I'm waiting for something crazier to happen
Like Condi Rice declaring her candidacy or something. That would flip it upside down and she could easily suck up a bunch of Jeb's money.
The state filing deadlines are approaching fast though.
Volaris
(10,274 posts)12. Lol whatever..
Let mr car elevator run against Sen. Sanders, the debate will be one if the worst beatings in political history.
R-Money WILL feel the Bern!!