Quote:A contested convention is not the same as a brokered convention. Those are two different things.

<a class="bbc_url" href='http://2016.republican-convention.org/brokered-contested-convention/'>http://2016.republican-convention.org/brokered-contested-convention/</a>


"It is also worth pointing out that, contrary to popular belief, brokered and contested conventions are actually two different things; the former actually refers to backroom deals and negotiations involving senior party figures, while the latter entails delegates voting at the convention."


You can have a contested convention without having a brokered convention.

True. In this cycle for instance if there was a dramatic collapse and cruz went on amazing run of states and wound up leading in the national polls there is a scenario in which a CONTESTED convention could be seen as a run off between the two candidates to legitimately settle a divided electorate.


If trump comes in leading by 400 delegates sitting at 1220 and you have the party bosses broker the second or third ballot to install jeb bush or paul ryan you are looking at chicago 68.

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