Wisconsin Governor, and former presidential candidate, Scott Walker floats the idea that a brokered Republican convention may decide on none of the above.

Courtesy of Madison.com: 

If the Republican Party finds itself with an open convention in July, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker believes the nominee may not be Donald Trump, Ted Cruz or John Kasich. 


"I think if it’s an open convention, it’s very likely it would be someone who’s not currently running," Walker told reporters Thursday. "I mean, who knows. The one thing I qualify — it’s like the qualifications you see on those ads you see for car dealerships. I think any of us who comment on this election have to qualify that almost every prediction’s been off, so it’s hard to predict anything."

You know I would typically think that a brokered convention that did not choose any of the candidates who had won delegates would be a long shot to say the least.

But after watching Ted Cruz and Donald Trump going at it tooth and nail this week, I am not discounting anything any more.

Though I also cannot imagine what kind of masochist would want to get the nomination in this way, and then get tossed into a cage match with the incredibly prepared Hillary Clinton.

Harry Reid sees the possibility of a brokered convention for Democrats. Oh swell.

Courtesy of CNN:  

In an interview with CNN, Reid said that the race between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton shows no signs of dying down, even as the former secretary of state had hoped the upcoming Nevada caucuses and South Carolina primary would be her launching pad to the Democratic nomination. 


"These races go on for a long long time," Reid said. When asked if that included a brokered convention, he responded "Sure, seriously some of the old conventions produced some good people." 

Reid also said, "It would be kind of fun." 

Reid's comments reflect the party establishment's growing uncertainty about Clinton's viability and lingering questions about whether she can hold off the Sanders surge. 

It would be kind of fun?

Yeah, for the Republicans. 

Speaking of the Republicans, there is also talk of a brokered convention to decide their candidate as well.

Could you imagine? Brokered conventions to decide presidential candidates for BOTH parties?

I don't know if I should stock up on popcorn to enjoy the Republican political throwdown, or Tums in order to settle my stomach during a Democratic cage match.

I wonder how they taste mixed together?

GOP prepares for brokered convention in last ditch effort to stop Donald Trump.

Courtesy of Washington Post:  

Republican officials and leading figures in the party’s establishment are preparing for the possibility of a brokered convention as businessman Donald Trump continues to sit atop the polls in the GOP presidential race. 

More than 20 of them convened Monday near the Capitol for a dinner held by Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus, and the prospect of Trump nearing next year’s nominating convention in Cleveland with a significant number of delegates dominated the discussion, according to five people familiar with the meeting. 

Weighing in on that scenario as Priebus and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) listened, several longtime Republican power brokers argued that if the controversial billionaire storms through the primaries, the party’s establishment must lay the groundwork for a floor fight in which the GOP’s mainstream wing could coalesce around an alternative, the people said.

In response to this news, and realizing that it applies to his potential nomination as well, Ben Carson is threatening to leave the Republican party:

“If the leaders of the Republican Party want to destroy the party, they should continue to hold meetings like the one described in the Washington Post this morning,” Carson said in a statement released by his campaign. 

“If this was the beginning of a plan to subvert the will of the voters and replace it with the will of the political elite, I assure you Donald Trump will not be the only one leaving the party,” he continued.

Forget Netflix this is rapidly becoming the best reality show on TV!

Best case scenario as far as I'm concerned will be that the GOP establishment wrests the nomination away from Trump, who then launches a third party candidacy out of spite, allowing the Democratic candidate to waltz into the presidency without having to spend a dime on advertising.