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Quixote1818

(29,909 posts) Fri Dec 11, 2015, 12:04 AM Dec 2015

The video below makes me think it would be a very bad idea for the GOP to try this but here is some punditry from Nate Silver and his colleagues: http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/republican-brokered-convention-donald-trump/

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	Yes they should risk a brokered convention if Trump is winning. Trump is a disaster for the GOP.
	3 (27%)
	No they should not risk a brokered convention, that would mean losing the General for sure.
	0 (0%)
	It would depend on how close Trump is to winning the nomination
	0 (0%)
	Both are equally disastrous
	4 (36%)
	I love lamp
	3 (27%)
	I don't know
	1 (9%)
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Is a brokered convention a less disastrous outcome for the GOP than a Trump nomination? [View all] Quixote1818 Dec 2015 OP

They are equally disastrous. virtualobserver Dec 2015 #1

I threw in the option you suggested. Thanks. nt Quixote1818 Dec 2015 #3

This will be bad for Republicans. Agnosticsherbet Dec 2015 #2

We don't need the GOP to blow apart Ex Lurker Dec 2015 #6

you do know they sucked pre-Trump, right? Skittles Dec 2015 #11

Run by reasonable people Funtatlaguy Dec 2015 #28

The republicans are so desperate comradebillyboy Dec 2015 #4

So tell me, in 2016 will we be thanking Trump for blowing up the Repubs flamingdem Dec 2015 #5

Not remotely compaable Funtatlaguy Dec 2015 #29

Six ways Trump could win EL34x4 Dec 2015 #30

It's an interesting question because saltpoint Dec 2015 #7

Some "power entities" would have to saltpoint Dec 2015 #8

Im not from the states brettdale Dec 2015 #10

from Wiki Skittles Dec 2015 #12

kinda funny, isn't it? Skittles Dec 2015 #16

Indeed. And the joke is on all of them. Warren DeMontague Dec 2015 #17

brettdale Skittles Dec 2015 #24

The Republican Party itself is the disaster. Warren DeMontague Dec 2015 #13

Cruz is, if anything, much worse than Trump. nt Hekate Dec 2015 #25

That's how Bill Clinton won in 1992. Manifestor_of_Light Dec 2015 #26

I don't know if one is worse than the other. NaturalHigh Dec 2015 #19

A brokered convention is highly unlikely. MohRokTah Dec 2015 #20

It all depends on who ultimately gets the nomination Act_of_Reparation Dec 2015 #21