“Brokered Convention” is the Y2K of 2008Randy Shawbyline‚ Feb. 13‚ 2008Remember Y2K? The fear that mass computer failure would cause worldwide havoc come January 1, 2000? Books, articles and talk shows about Y2K were pervasive, and naysayers were accused of being “in denial.” All of this hype then evaporated when none of the dire consequences occurred. We now have the 2008 equivalent of Y2K with the notion that the Democratic presidential nominee will be selected by super-delegates at a “brokered convention.” But like the predicted Y2K meltdown, this is not going to happen. Barack Obama will either win the nomination on March 4, or something completely unforeseen and unexpected will occur prior to that day that propels Hillary Clinton back to frontrunner status. Here’s why super-delegates will prove irrelevant, and why there’s little point reading up on the “smoke filled rooms” of the Democrats’ brokered 1924 convention. |