Reply #234: The BTL reading of this story: Make a deal or the DNC will make one for you [View All]

[OmahaBlueDog]

Combine the "Gore nomination floated" idea with Howard Dean's comment that the candidates have until 7/1 to make their case, and here's what you get

1) Obama and Clinton have until 7/1 to secure 2025 delegates
2) If they can't accomplish 2025, they need to bang out a deal on a unity ticket (talk about unlikely)
3) If there's no unity ticket, the DNC is not going to tolerate a protracted, days without end convention trying to break a deadlock. If we get past ballot 1, and the next few ballots don't produce a nominee, then the nomination will go to someone else -- most likely Gore.