political maestro larry sabato. you argue it s very realistic and there is precedent. explain. absolutely. neil. it s entirely possible because under the new republic rules, you can get in as late as early february and still qualify for enough primaries and caucuses to compete for delegates at the national convention. second, it s entirely possible to win the nomination getting in late assuming there is is a good candidate who gets in simply because if you win a bunch of the late big primaries like bobby kennedy did in 1968 or jerry brown did in 1976, you can make an argument to the delegates that you have the momentum and you should be nominated. neil: in the case of bobby kennedy, even allowing for his tragic assassination and winning the california primary that night, he was still well shy in the dell gatt count and far from guaranteed the nomination. so what is it just the momentum issue? well, you have to make an argument. you have to say i m winning these primar
who better to ask than political maestro larry sabato. you argue it s very realistic and there is precedent. explain. absolutely. neil. it s entirely possible because under the new republic rules, you can get in as late as early february and still qualify for enough primaries and caucuses to compete for delegates at the national convention. second, it s entirely possible to win the nomination getting in late assuming there is is a good candidate who gets in simply because if you win a bunch of the late big primaries like bobby kennedy did in 1968 or jerry brown did in 1976, you can make an argument to the delegates that you have the momentum and you should be nominated. neil: in the case of bobby kennedy, even allowing for his tragic assassination and winning the california primary that night, he was still well shy in the dell gatt count and far from guaranteed the nomination. so what is it just the momentum issue? well, you have to make an argument. you have to say i