a "brokered convention"

[Jonathan Lighter]

"Attempted brokering with an inanimate object."

JL

On Sun, Mar 18, 2012 at 3:37 PM, Victor Steinbok <aardvark66 at gmail.com>wrote:

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> You got that one wrong, grasshoper. She wanted a brokered convention
> that would favor _Jeb_. Aren't you paying attention?
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> On 3/18/2012 2:17 PM, Joel S. Berson wrote:
> > Didn't Barbara Bush broker when she referred to the Republican
> > presidential campaign as the worst she'd sever seen?   One  could
> > interpret that, and I think some have, as a request for the other
> > candidates to withdraw in favor of Romney so there wouldn't be an
> > open convention.
> > ...
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