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2007-09-17 Home Front: Politix

Don't look for either party to have a brokered convention next year.

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Posted by Mike 2007-09-17 13:05|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 There are still possibilities. For example, with some subtle maneuvering ahead of time, Hillary might be weak enough so that she might not win the first ballot against Obama.

While she was then figuring out how to nail the second ballot, the delegates would have been freed up. At that point, Al Gore could enter and try to take the second ballot in a proclamation vote, if his people had calculated taking enough delegates away from both Hillary and Obama to win outright.

Even if he couldn't take the second ballot, he could then play king maker for "anybody but Hillary". If Hillary still won, he could then split the party, and go independent or Green.

He has the money to get away with it.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-09-17 14:03|| 2007-09-17 14:03|| Front Page Top

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