10 things that could go awry at next week’s GOP convention

[LuckyTheDog]

"It's not the 'Real Housewives' series, but it could be the Real Convention Delegates of Cleveland," said Timothy Walch, an Iowa-based political author who's studied conventions.

Convention organizers plot tightly scripted, carefully choreographed exercises in promoting their candidates. They want party insiders to depart as enthusiastic workers for the would-be president, and they hope to enlist millions of television viewers in the cause.

But something always goes wrong and the infomercial turns into an unscripted reality show. No one can control the weather, a scandal, windier-than-usual politicians. Riots. Strange optics. Awkward vice presidential picks.

The potential for surprises seems even greater this year, given presumptive nominee Donald Trump's disdain for scripts, and his reality TV inclinations.

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[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Only ten?

[TeamPooka]

4. the internet has a short attention span. 1001 Things would be get as many hits.

[LonePirate]

2. The Repub convention is an unpredictable train wreck waiting to happen.

The Dem convention, on the other hand, will likely be scripted and managed down to the nanosecond. The two conventions this year could not be more different.

[tonyt53]

3. I'm sad to say "Don't count on it". There will be problems, and they will only hurt Democrats.