08-03-2012, 12:12
SteveO Wrote:.....Also she was asked if she would accept a nomination in an "open convention" ? Has this "open convention" happened before ?...bizarre to me.
aka brokered convention.........when no candidate receives the number of delegates needed for nomination.
Hasn't happened since '52 for the dems and '48 for the pubs.
Won't happen this time either.
Media loves to keep that speculation going.
Romney will get his 1144
Current count:
Romney - 415
Santorum - 176
Gingrich - 105
Paul - 47
with 1541 remaining