Gov. Christie, Sen. McCain dismiss possibility of brokered convention

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Tuesday scoffed at recent speculation that a divided GOP vote could lead to a brokered convention.

“That’s stuff that folks in the media and in political punditry like to talk about because it’s like their dream come true, that we’d actually have indecision going into a convention,” he said at a press conference, as reported by the New Jersey Politicker.

Christie, a Mitt Romney supporter, said the rules are working the way they are meant to, which ensures a long primary. He also criticized the proportional system.

“The rules are working the way the rules were intended to work by the folks in the RNC," Christie said.  “I didn’t think it was the right thing for us to do as a party, I think we should have stayed winner take all. I think a lot of people who voted for these rules are starting to have second thoughts about it now.”

A brokered GOP convention would only result if no single candidate can accumulate the majority of delegates during primary season. Without a clear nominee, multiple candidates could be considered, including a last-minute entry.

Newt Gingrich surrogates have suggested it's a possibility, as did Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) last week. 

“It hasn’t happened to the Republican Party since Wendell Willkie [in 1940]. I don’t think it’s going to be happening in 2012," Christie said.

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), the 2008 GOP nominee, has also dismissed the idea. 

"I have not yet in my political career seen a brokered convention, although I have seen it predicted every single time," he told CNN last week. He predicted Super Tuesday in March would decide the nominee.

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