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11. O for the days of smoke filled rooms and party bosses.

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 02:18 PM

Aug 2012

We wouldn't want the little people to have a say.

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I Wish We Would Go Back To The Old Way Of Selecting A Party's Candidate..... [View all] global1 Aug 2012 OP

True, that Wednesdays Aug 2012 #4

O for the days of smoke filled rooms and party bosses. broiles Aug 2012 #11

Yes, I remember those days. The conventions really meant something. JDPriestly Aug 2012 #6

Anyone else remember those days? Flashmann Aug 2012 #8

My earliest memory of a nominating convention was 1968... Agnosticsherbet Aug 2012 #9

The last brokered convention was 1952. Warren Stupidity Aug 2012 #10