People keep talking about the possibility of a "brokered convention" for the Republicans. They probably mean "deadlocked" unless they have some specific ideas as to who the "brokers" would be. Jeff Greenfield thinks that if it happens, it may be because someone managed to ram through a rule change as to how the delegates are counted.
That would have great entertainment value but I doubt it'll happen. Now more than ever, I think the nominee's going to be Mitt Romney. What's more, I'll predict — without as much confidence as to this part — that he will arrive at the convention with enough delegates that a rule change would look like out-and-out cheating. He will lock the nomination up on June 26 when he wins Utah. And then soon after that, he will announce his pick for a running mate. I'm thinking he'll try to balance the ticket by selecting someone with a firm opinion on something.