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David Gergen: “Basically that no candidate arrives at the convention with enough delegates to win the first ballot.”

On the recordFebruary 7, 2008
Basically that no candidate arrives at the convention with enough delegates to win the first ballot.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Explaining the concept of a brokered convention.

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