politburo diktat 2.0

In any Presidential election campaign whenever the lead changes at some point in the year before the summer conventions, and when more than two candidates are viable, the pundits and news junkies indulge their favorite wet dream: the brokered convention.

None Of The Above: GOP Heading To A Brokered Convention

The Republican Party primary so far has been an exercise in none of the above. In their turns, Sen. McCain, former Mayor Giuliani, former Sen. Thompson and former Gov. Romney seemed to be or seemed about to be front-runners — only to fall back as the party’s likely voters got a sharper look at each of them. Even my old boss Newt Gingrich, without even announcing, had a handsome surge from 4-5 percent to 18-20 percent in February — before falling back to single digits.

Ah yes, a week of smoke-filled rooms and zero-sum-game deals … ’tis a consummation devoutly to be wished for.