As proposed by Ezra Klein, would a “brokered political convention”, meaning one that decides rather than affirms the presumptive nominee, be a chaotic disaster, as many fear?
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/16/opinion/ezra-klein-biden-audio-essay.html
This poll ends before the convention.
If Biden is nominated - N/A
If Biden chooses a successor who is nominated - N/A
In any other case, we will take a month to evaluate whether chaos reigns or a good candidate has emerged.
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A “brokered national convention” is one where the candidate is chosen at the convention by the delegates rather than beforehand based on the primaries.
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All signs are that Biden is going to get himself nominated over Zoom, thereby forcing me to resolve N/A.
BUT super interesting if the plan fails, and this does play out!
> Mr. Biden could also face strife from convention delegates who want to see a younger, more politically viable candidate at the top of the ballot and could push for a brokered convention.
@BlueDragon arg rich text editing not working, here's the link: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jun/3/joe-biden-ducks-strife-at-democratic-national-conv/