‘RINO’ Curtis Wins Utah GOP Special House PrimaryHe finished fifth at the GOP district convention and was attacked by out-of-state conservatives as a RINO, but John Curtis prevailed in the primary.
It’s Time to Abolish the Political ConventionWith talk of contested events now more or less dead, the question arises again: Why have these quadrennial charades that decide nothing?
ByEd Kilgore
GOP Nomination-Process Guru Answers AllThe road through Cleveland often seems insanely complicated. But if anybody knows the answers to the key questions, it’s the University of Georgia’s Josh Putnam.
Trump, Cruz Seem Ready to Make Convention PactSo long as the front-runners have a common interest in ruling out competitors in Cleveland, the fantasies of a Ryan nomination will remain just that.
GOP Base Loathes Idea of Elites Picking NomineeEven if party elites figure out a way to bypass the primary results in choosing a presidential nominee, there’s a problem: Republican voters will hate it.
Sorry, John Kasich: Trump and Cruz Can Together Control a ‘Contested Convention’All the Republican Establishment fantasies of bypassing the primary results to choose a preferred nominee via a “contested convention” ignore the reality that Trump and Cruz together will almost certainly control enough delegates to thwart them.
Rubio Timetable for Victory Extended to JulyLast week’s fast-rising, red-hot smart-money favorite for the GOP nomination is now sending out staff to talk about winning a “brokered convention.”
