Let's talk about brokered conventions. Before dive into it,
here's a quick recap of how Republicans and Democratic parties
will officially nominate the presidential candidate this summer.
A Democratic candidate this year needs to win an estimated
1 1968 delegate votes during the National Convention.
For Republicans, that metric number is 1 thousand 2 115
at the end of the primary election season.
Both Donald Trump and Joe Biden have won,
warning enough delegates during the current nomination process.
Most delegates at the conventions are bombed by the result
of primaries or caucuses to vote for certain candidates.
But what if a party fails to choose a nominee
in the first round of voting?
Then we will enter what is called a brokered convention
where it can take several rounds of votes and negotiations
for delegates to finally choose a candidate with a majority
of support. And why are we talking about it now?
Because both Trump and Biden seem to have divided supporters
in their parties,
with Trump's recent felon conviction at the top of.
Minds and balanced debate performance last month,
raising questions about his health and whether he's fit to
serve.
The last time there was a brokered convention was in
1950,
2 when it took Democrats 3 ballots to nominate Alice
Stevenson.
The last time Republicans had a brokered convention was in
1948.
Brokered conventions were more common back then,
before the modern primary election system,
so it's unlikely we will see it happen this year,
but in US politics. Anything is possible.