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Republican leader says contested convention a likely possibility
http://news.yahoo.com/republican-leader-says-contested-convention-likely-possibility-214431302.htmlWashington (AFP) - A faceoff at the Republican Party's nominating convention between camps for and against Donald Trump appears to be a real possibility, the speaker of the House of Representatives suggested Thursday.
"Nothing has changed other than the perception that this is more likely to become an open convention than we thought before," said Paul Ryan, who as chairman of the convention is tasked with maintaining order during the July gathering.
"We're getting our minds around the idea that this could very well become a reality, and therefore those of us who are involved in the convention need to respect that," he said at his weekly press briefing in Washington.
A contested or brokered convention means none of the Republican presidential hopefuls has the 1,237 delegates required to win the nomination outright, and the party's nominee will have to be chosen through voting at the July 18 to 21 convention in Cleveland, Ohio.
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The last contested convention was in 1976.
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