If it came to the convention...

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I just want to get your thoughts on what might be the result of a brokered convention.

My choice would be Christie. Although he's not quite TEA Party, I believe he is the one Establishment candidate that they could stomach. His aggressive attitude would energize the base, and give both Ann Coulter, Bill Kristol, and Phil the candidate they originally wanted.  A TEA Party runningmate would further solidify the base, and create a formidable challenger to Obama in the general.

Your thoughts....

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Couldn't be Jindal or Christie since they've endorsed in the race, especially Christie.

Quite the contrary, I think Christie has an excellent chance simply because he DID endorse the Establishment favorite.

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In a word, Santorum surprised me, in a way none of the other candidates did. The rest were, or are, almost entirely predictable.

Agreed. Santorum's the only Republican who looks better now than he did before he ran.

Thirded.  I think of all the Republican candidates, Santorum has proven himself to have the most presidential temperament.

Santorum has really matured from a whiner to a contender. He has as good a chance as anyone at this point.

I'd support Christie or Daniels.

Daniels/Christie or Christie/Daniels

It would have to be one or the other. Remember, neither are particularly popular in TEA Party circles, especially the latter. A TEA Party candidate (I.e. Rubio, Rand Paul, DeMint, etc) would be needed to balance the ticket ideologically.