There's no clear front runner for the papacy. The last thing these 115 cardinals who are going to cast votes want is to go into the Sistine chapel and become deadlocked and have to stay there for three or four days.
Allen explains the political maneuvering needed among cardinals to avoid a deadlock during the papal conclave.
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