Campaign 2008

Leading analyst says Republican nomination may be settled in St. Paul

One of America's leading political analysts says next year's Republican National Convention may be much more than a carefully choreographed media event. The American Enterprise Institute's Norman Ornstein says the primaries and caucuses might not produce a clear winner. That would lead to an old-fashioned convention battle.

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Resources

• Ornstein spoke Monday at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute