A brokered convention: Great for TV viewers, but maybe not for the GOP

An article in the Miami Herald about brokered political conventions and the likelihood that the Republican National Convention will turn into one of the raucous and rambunctious events where the real work of selecting candidates will go on in backroom bargaining among political bosses rather than in the open floor votes quotes James Campbell, UB Distinguished Professor of Political Science. “I’d say the chances of a brokered convention are somewhere around 30 or 40 percent, and they’re growing all the time,” said Campbell, author of the upcoming book “Polarized: Making Sense Of A Divided America.” “And if it happens, well, nobody’s ever seen anything like it.”

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http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/election/article68111532.html