A real convention — or two

Pub date February 5, 2008
WriterTim Redmond
SectionPolitics Blog

The California results aren’t in, but it’s clear that nationwide, nobody dominated Super Tuesday. Clnton and Obama have split the big states, and will split the delegates in California (even if one of them wins the popular vote). Same for the GOP — there’s no clear winner tonight.

So it looks to me right now as if there’s a very good chance that both parties will go into their nominating conventions without a clear nominee. For the first time in my adult life, the conventions may actually mean something. We could have a pair of brokered conventions, perhaps even with no winner on the first ballot.

Could be wild.