Michael Steele, the former Republican national chairman who oversaw the writing of the party's nominating rules in 2010, told The Huffington Post Saturday night that the chances of an open -- that is, undecided -- GOP convention in Florida next August are now "50-50" after Newt Gingrich's victory in South Carolina.
"It's a real possibility," Steele told HuffPost. "Right now I'd say it's 50-50. The base wants its chance to have their say. They aren't going to want it to end early, before they get their chance, which means that the process could go all the way to Tampa."
And if it does, Steele says, the result will not be an unpalatable anti-democratic display of insider deal-making, but rather an advertisement for the ideological and grassroots input of the party.
"You would see the people who had the influence to begin with -- the Tea Party, the social conservatives, you name it, hashing it out right in front of us all. I think that is good."
domingo, 22 de enero de 2012
Vuelve a hablarse de una convención abierta
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Se comienza hablar de un candidato de consenso en caso de que ninguno de los contendientes en liza, Romney y Gingrich, logre la mayoría de los delegados en la convención de Tampa. En diversos medios se comienza a rumorear los nombres de Daniels y Christie. Habéis oído algo al respecto ?
Un abrazo muy fuerte
Casto Martin
No creo que ninguno de los dos candidatos renuncien a la posibilidad de ser candidatos aunque no tengan mayoría de delegados. Si eso pasa, supongo que tratarán de convencer a los que hagan falta para llegar a la cifra necesaria y llevarse la nominación.
El viernes en Morning Joe ya se empezó a comentar el tema de la brokered convention.
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