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There is no political will among israelis nor palestinians to move forward with serious negotiations. That is incredibly disappointing. The only way, in my view, to guarantee israelis future and security, identity as a jewish and democratic state, is with a two state solution. That remains my view. It is the only way to ensure the dignity and selfdetermination that the Palestinian People deserve as well. I think it is a clear eyed political and demographic reality. I know it is hard to take a risk for peace. Because i am irish, i understand all hatreds die slowly. I mean that sincerely. I have...

Unless and until the Convention Rules committee passes. In the two previous conventions in the two previous conventions in 2008, in 2004, the number had been majority in five states needed to approve. Ron paul claimed that they had five states. That would have caused a lot of messing with the schedule. The rules committee at the suggestion of the Romney Campaign increased the number of states to eight to put in a name for nomination but that rule is not in effect for 2016. There is no rule on the numbers states for 2016 until the Convention Rules committee and ultimately the full Convention Vo...

[laughter] it is tempting in a situation like this to draw on the everyday because it is so easy and he is so out there, and the rest of the media concentrates on him so much. And it is fun, and people like it. But, and this is my experience with little political campaigns over the years. Day, it seems timely and great and perfect for today, but you get to the end of the year and you realize the 240 pieces you have drawn, about a third were on a horse race that had a shelf life of three days. Everyone in the field does that on that day, your work is just not that great and you get to the end o...

Explain what this all means. What is a contested convention . It is when none of the candidates arrive at the commission with the majority of delegates. By definition, they have to contest to reach a majority. Host if there is a candidate with a majority of the delegates but not a majority overall, what does that mean . Ben there is a magic number. You have to get more than that. There will be balloting when the delegates get there and to see if and then balloting your candidate can win enough delegates to get over the majority. A lot of attention on the rules committee. Here is the question. ...

It is not funny. What do you do with that . Joel first of all, i think cartoonists made the same mistake. We are not prognosticators. To think he was a buffoon, thinking he would be next gone and next week or next fall. Okay, in four years. [laughter] it is tempting in a situation like this to draw on the everyday because it is so easy and he is so out there, and the rest of the media concentrates on him so much. And it is fun, and people like it. But, and this is my experience with political campaigns in general over 30 years. Day to day, it seems timely and great and perfect for today, but y...