WestVirginiaRebel Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Huffington Post:TAMPA, Fla. -- 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."________I guess it depends on whether you think it would be good for Obama or not... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCJim Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Wouln't it be a hoot if Mitt and Ron Paul had just enough delegates between them, so we end up with a Romney/Rand Paul ticket? Anything's possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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