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RNC Chairman Ready for a Convention Fight to Derail Trump

It's been years since the smoke-filled rooms of political conventions chose presidential nominees and the Republicans haven't had a real floor-fight since 1976, but Donald Trump is creating a nightmare scenario for the Republican Party.

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By Warren Olney • Mar 21, 2016 • 8m Listen

It's been years since the smoke-filled rooms of political conventions chose presidential nominees and the Republicans haven't had a real floor-fight since 1976, but Donald Trump is creating a nightmare scenario for the Republican Party. Yesterday, GOP chairman Reince Priebus made a surprising concession when ABC News host George Stephanopoulos asked him a question about the possibility of a contested convention.

Kyle Kondik is Managing Editor of Sabato's Crystal Ball and Spokesman for the University of Virginia Center for Politics. He's also author of the forthcoming book, The Bellwether: Why Ohio Picks the President.

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