In place of the fantasy of the first multi-ballot convention since 1952, we’re contemplating the unprecedented nightmare of a convention that cannot be held at all, at least in the sense of a physical gathering
Convention halls later this year could be empty chambers where speeches echo. Photo: David Howells/Corbis via Getty Images Just a few weeks ago, the possibility of a contested Democratic presidential nomination seemed very real. Now it’s far off the table.
A report from the Daily Beast’s Sam Stein last week suggested that contingency discussions are well underway: Fortunately, national political conventions are masters of their own rules, so voting by proxy can be legitimized. But however they cast ballots, delegates do still have to be formally elected at the state level, and that process could be undermined by COVID-19 as well:
All these complications could become, well, even more complicated if Team Biden’s iron control over the convention is challenged via a platform fight or some other symbol of factional rivalry.
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