Brokered Convention

The Mitt Romney-Ron Paul Connection Grows Ever More Curious

Stewart J. Lawrence | Posted 05.14.2012

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Whether Rand Paul could now -- against all odds -- catapult him to the vice presidency is likely to be one of the more compelling dramas to unfold as the GOP nominating race slowly draws to a close.

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Bonnie and Clyde? Secret Emails Reveal that Palin and Romney Went Rogue Together in 2006

Geoffrey Dunn | Posted 05.29.2012

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Sarah Palin is now busting Mitt Romney's chops whenever she can for not having sufficient "conservative instincts". But during Palin's successful 2006 gubernatorial campaign in Alaska, both Palin's and Romney's political ambitions converged.

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Tony Gore for President

Orlando Jones | Posted 05.26.2012

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Last time around, words like Hope and Change beat Maverick and Joe the Plumber. This time I want jokes.

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Prospect Of Brokered Convention Fractures GOP Unity

The Huffington Post | Ariel Edwards-Levy | Posted 03.24.2012

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The protracted GOP primary season -- and its long-running narrative of Mitt Romney leading in delegates but unable to win the full support of the part...

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Newt Gingrich's Plans For Convention Chaos May Not Come To Fruition, Because Of 'Rules'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.22.2012

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What has Newt Gingrich been up to, during this period of time in which he keeps losing primaries and receives daily admonitions to quit the race? Well...

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The History Behind Brokered Conventions

The Huffington Post | Ariel Edwards-Levy | Posted 03.22.2012

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Two months and 28 states after the Iowa caucus, the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nominee goes on. With four candidates still in the race,...

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Call My Broker

Jonathan Richards | Posted 05.19.2012

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Santorum: Odds Of Brokered Convention 'Increasing'

The Huffington Post | Elise Foley | Posted 03.19.2012

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Rick Santorum said Monday that the odds for a brokered convention are "increasing," but remained evasive over whether he would get out of the race sho...

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GOP Brace For Possibility Of Brokered Convention

www.nytimes.com | Posted 03.18.2012

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CHICAGO — For the first time in a generation, Republicans are preparing for the possibility that their presidential nomination could be decided at t...

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The 2012 Speculatron Weekly Roundup For March 16, 2012

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.16.2012

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Last week, after the dust had settled on Super Tuesday, we surmised that you couldn't really call the 2012 GOP primary contest a battle between Mitt R...

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"God's Will"?: Sarah Palin's Secret Plot to Capture the White House in 2012

Geoffrey Dunn | Posted 05.16.2012

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Anyone who has watched Sarah Palin closely in recent months can only marvel at the "magical thinking" she embraces with respect to the potential outcome of the Republican Party primary for president. It's clear that Palin still has her sights set on the White House for 2012.

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Rick Santorum, Ron Paul On Track To Get Most Of Iowa's Delegates

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 03.15.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Rick Santorum and Ron Paul are best positioned to win the most delegates in Iowa as the Republican primary process moves forward, making...

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Ann Coulter Criticizes Sarah Palin

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.14.2012

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Yesterday, while in a deep and ethereal reverie about "Game Change: The Movie," which was based on "Game Change: The Book," which was based on "Game C...

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Santorum Hits Dramatic Home Run in Dixie Primary

Glen Browder | Posted 05.14.2012

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In sports parlance, the Dixie primary was a dramatic "home run" for Santorum, a devastating "strikeout" for self-declared southern favorite Gingrich, and a "double-header shutout" for the nationally front-running Romney.

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Michael Steele: I'm Personally Fine With A Brokered Convention

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.12.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Former RNC Chairman Michael Steele has been held responsible for the length of the current Republican primary season, which has become t...

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Santorum Offers Bold Prediction

AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 05.12.2012

BILOXI, Miss. — Rick Santorum said Monday his path to the Republican Party's presidential nomination counts on continued chaos in the field and ...

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Palin: Allen West Should Be VP In 2012

The Huffington Post | Paige Lavender | Posted 03.03.2012

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Sarah Palin said Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) should be considered for the vice presidency in 2012. After being asked if she'd consider the VP position...

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Another Reason a Brokered Convention Would Be a Republican Disaster

Colin Delany | Posted 05.01.2012

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Elections aren't won entirely on the ground -- the national mood will obviously matter, as will the state of the economy and the effectiveness of the rival campaigns' messaging. But field organizing can make a crucial difference, particularly in tight races.

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For GOP, a Contested Convention Never Looked So Good

Steven Kurlander | Posted 04.25.2012

Delegates from all 50 states representing all walks of Republican life could battle it out in Tampa to ultimately pick a more electable presidential candidate than a Romney or a Santorum -- and actually give the GOP a chance to take the White House in November.

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Is Christie to Reverse Course?

Dan Rather | Posted 04.25.2012

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The odds against Christie jumping into the race are as long as the line to get on the Jeremy Lin bandwagon, but the fact that anyone is seriously talking about it now is all about one emotion: desperation.

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DeMint Touts 'The Only One Who Could Make It Happen'

Posted 02.23.2012

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Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) said Tuesday that a brokered convention wasn't very likely, but the one person who could emerge from it would be Indiana Gov....

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Deadlock in Tampa

Roger Stone | Posted 04.24.2012

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Could the GOP be facing a deadlock in Tampa? This week I took a calculator, a delegate count and a calendar and after two hours I concluded it could happen.

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Beware the Brokered Convention!

Ken Blackwell | Posted 04.23.2012

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If we think the products of past brokered conventions were good for America, good for good for the conservative cause, or even good for the Republican Party, we should think again. A brokered convention could only leave us all, well, broker.

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Why Has Sarah Palin Not Been Suspended by Fox News?

John Ziegler | Posted 04.17.2012

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Either Palin repudiates any notion that she may still be a candidate in any form or she gets suspended at least until after there is a nominee. Otherwise, Fox News will effectively become something even worse than what the left already thinks it is.

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The Brokered Convention Nightmare: Can the GOP Match the Democrats' Historic Ineptitude in Choosing Presidential Candidates‏?

Joshua Spivak | Posted 04.16.2012

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Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul all have reasons to not drop out. With each passing primary, there's a chance the Republican nominee will have to deal with the fallout from the first brokered convention since primaries and caucuses became the critical method of choosing nominees.

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