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Ned Ryun:
A former presidential writer for George W. Bush and son of former
U.S. Congressman Jim Ryun, Ned Ryun is currently the head of American
Majority (www.americanmajority.org), a national organization committed to identifying and
training liberty‐minded leaders. Ned was the co‐founder and former director of the Generation Joshua
program. Ned earned degrees in English and History from the University of Kansas and has co‐authored
Heroes Among Us and The Courage to Run with his father and
his twin brother, Drew. Ned and his wife, Becca, reside in Northern
Virginia with their sons, Nathaniel and James. The views expressed on this blog are solely those held by Ned Ryun and do not necessarily represent the views of his current or previous employers.
A Brokered Convention?
It’s way too early to say this could really happen, but it’s a possibility with the GOP Convention. Imagine 5 candidates showing up in MN with delegates, with maybe a few of them in the 30% range, a few in the teens, and one in single digits. It would be fascinating, and I’d figure out a way to get up there to see it happen. But it’s a long ways off, and I have the sneaking suspicion that one of the candidates is going to really do something definitive between now and Feb. 6th. People want to count out Rudy. I wouldn’t. He’s in the lead in FL and CA, and despite all the hype about the Huckster and McCain, over 97% of the delegates are still up for grabs. In other words, we’re in the first few minutes of the first quarter. The Big Mo counts for something, but really, as in most contests, preparation goes a long ways towards victory. As far as I can see, the only one who has prepared for all four quarters of the contest would appear to be Rudy. But things change, and change quickly. He will probably go 0-6 before FL. Can he overcome the negatives of that? Who knows.
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