A brokered convention refers to a situation in United States politics in which there are not enough delegates 'won' during the presidential primary and caucus elections for a single candidate to have a pre-existing majority, during the first official vote for a political party's presidential-candidate (which occurs during its nominating convention).

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  • A brokered convention refers to a situation in United States politics in which there are not enough delegates 'won' during the presidential primary and caucus elections for a single candidate to have a pre-existing majority, during the first official vote for a political party's presidential-candidate (which occurs during its nominating convention). Once the first ballot, or vote, has occurred, and no candidate has a majority of the delegates' votes, the convention is then considered brokered; thereafter, the nomination is decided through a process of alternating political horse-trading, and additional re-votes. In this circumstance, all regular delegates (who, previously, were pledged to the candidate who had won their respective state's primary or caucus election) are "released," and are able to switch their allegiance to a different candidate before the next round of balloting. It is hoped that this 'freedom' will result in a re-vote resulting in a clear majority of delegates for one candidate. Superdelegate votes are counted on the first ballot. Although the term "brokered convention" is sometimes used to refer to a convention where the outcome is decided by superdelegate votes rather than pledged delegates alone, this is not the original sense of the term. Like a brokered convention, the potentially decisive role played by superdelegates can often go against the popular vote from the primaries and caucuses.
  • En Estados Unidos, la expresión es aquella en la que no solo se proclama al candidato, que es lo habitual en las últimas campañas electorales, sino que previamente se le vota. El precedente de las "convenciones abiertas" no ha sido bueno para las candidatos nominados de esta forma, es decir, en votación realizada durante la convención. Los dos candidatos que en los últimos 60 años han sido elegidos en convenciones "abiertas" fueron el republicano Thomas Dewey, que se enfrentó a Harry Truman en 1948, y el demócrata Adlai Stevenson, que compitió con Dwight Eisenhower en 1952. Los dos perdieron. De ahí que los estrategas de ambos partidos estén trabajando sin descanso para conseguir que el candidato sea perfilado al final del proceso de primarias y caucus en todo el país. Si a estas alturas en las elecciones presindeciales de Estados Unidos, en algunos de los dos partidos no existe un candidato con el suficiente número de delegados como para lograr la candidatura, se llegaría a lo que en la política electoral americana se conoce como "convención abierta".
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  • A brokered convention refers to a situation in United States politics in which there are not enough delegates 'won' during the presidential primary and caucus elections for a single candidate to have a pre-existing majority, during the first official vote for a political party's presidential-candidate (which occurs during its nominating convention).
  • En Estados Unidos, la expresión es aquella en la que no solo se proclama al candidato, que es lo habitual en las últimas campañas electorales, sino que previamente se le vota. El precedente de las "convenciones abiertas" no ha sido bueno para las candidatos nominados de esta forma, es decir, en votación realizada durante la convención.
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  • Brokered convention
  • Convención abierta
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