What if...just WHAT IF...there is no clear winner by Feb 5th?

[FourScore]

A couple of months ago, the Draft Gore movement shut down it's efforts to put the most qualified politician America has to offer on the ballot -- Al Gore. Despondant and saddened by the sudden shut down, I watched with lackluster interest as democrats shredded democrats with seemingly the same zeal as Cheney shredding illegal documents.

I read post after post of why one candidate was better than another. I waded through personal attacks unlike any ever before witnessed here at DU (not aimed at me, I stayed out of it). I was genuinely looking for the next best choice. After weeks of watching all this posturing and punditry, I am cognizant of the fact that I come away from it all with the same conclusion that I started with: I wish Al Gore were running.

Alas, he is not, and we stand here on the eve of the Iowa caucuses with poll numbers of every variety and variation on a theme being thrown into our faces like confetti on D-Day.

As I am a dreamer, an idealist and an artist...I allow myself to wallow in my own misfit mind and daydream of the man I want for President...the only man I believe to be fully qualified...Al Gore.

Why he left us hanging out to dry at a time when his country and the world so desperately need him is a mystery I cannot comprehend. Perhaps it's for all the reasons I didn't want to acknowledge that others have been saying for a long time now...He's found a greater cause; He's finished with politics; He's happy now...whatever.

In any case, I look at the real candidates that stand before me and I have reluctantly narrowed down my choice. I earnestly believe that we democrats can feel proud of the playing field this time. We have some wonderful candidates to choose from.

Still, allow me to predict the gameplan as if it were Sunday football.

Let's say, Hillary wins in Iowa, followed by New Hampshire and the inevitable occurs. Okay. That's one scenario.

Let's say Obama is the frontrunner in Iowa...hmm...Hillary won't give up easily, and Edwards is still going strong. Could he then take New Hampshire? Doubtful. But,the Southern blacks would probably feel more motivated to stand behind Obama, so I'll give him South Carolina in this scenario.

Let's say, Edwards wins Iowa...and suddenly the press is forced to give him more attention...THAT would become interesting. I like the sound of that.

What if the 25, 25, 25 poll numbers just don't change? What would happen at the convention? What if there is no clear winner?

Wouldn't it be exciting? Of course, my Al Gore manic-mind sees my favorite super-hero politician swooping into the convention like an...oh, American eagle, I guess...

But I ask you, what would happen?

Oh, and, please be nice.

[napi21]

1. The nomination woulod go to a brokerd convention. n/t

[FourScore]

3. AND? Do go on...

What would you predict would happen there?

[CK_John]

10. I do believe the GOP convention will be brokered and I also believe

this was planned all along for it's news impact and to throw us off guard. I also think Bloomberg knew this and was not selected by the GOP to be the last minute ringer. So he started his own whisper campaign to put himself in the running if it all falls flat for the GOP.

Posted yesterday.
New Year's prediction. John Roberts will be nominated by GOP at their convention.
<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=3922179&mesg_id=3922179>

As for us, we don't think that far ahead to come up with a plan B.

[helderheid]

12. Well, that would give a possible Gore nomination if he was drafted from the floor.

[FourScore]

16. I like your style, helderheid.

BTW...How's it goin'? :hi:

[napi21]

7. Here ya go.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._presidential_nominating_convention

The United States presidential nominating convention is a political convention held every four years in the United States by the political parties who will be fielding nominees in the upcoming U.S. presidential election. The formal purpose of such a convention is to select the party's nominee for President, as well as to adopt a statement of party principles and goals known as the platform and adopt the rules for the party's activities, including the presidential nominating process for the next election cycle. Due to changes in election laws and the manner in which political campaigns are run, conventions since the last quarter of the 20th century have virtually abdicated their original roles, and are today mostly ceremonial affairs.

The two major conventions are the Democratic National Convention and the Republican National Convention. This article provides an overview of the major party conventions; however, some minor parties also select their nominees by convention, including the Green Party, Socialist Party USA, Libertarian Party, Constitution Party, and Reform Party USA.



Basically a brokered convention is like one giant caucus.

[FourScore]

8. I Know that...

I'm asking what you predict the outcome to be?

[spanone]

2. hey, they talk about a Bloomberg run.....never too late for Al.

[xultar]

4. I'll run neekid through the threads of DU. So y'all better get yo shit together.

[zabet]

5. What would happen?

I think GD and GDP
would melt your monitor.
:evilgrin:

[undeterred]

6. Then it will be left to the very important people of Wisconsin

to decide, as it should be. Our primary is February 19.

[blondeatlast]

9. My fervent hope is that tehy ALL stay in until 2/5 (SuperDuper Tuesday). In fact, I've e-mailed all

the also-rans to ask them to stay in.

I'd love to see a damn good fight at the convention--LOVE it.

[Freddie Stubbs]

11. The the superdelegates become super important

[Clark2008]

13. Actually, if the press gave Edwards more attention, his numbers

would go down.

His record doesn't match his rhetoric and they would, rightfully, point that out.

[rainy]

14. I have a feeling that Gore will get in some time in the future. I will not

give up my hope yet of him being our next president.

[WolverineDG]

15. My primary vote in Texas might mean something then

& not just a protest against the pre-selected candidate. :wow:

dg