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Rick Santorum still leads Mitt Romney -- nationwide polls and that has some questioning whether.

Any of the candidates will win enough delegates to clinch the GOP nomination.

Before this summer's convention in Tampa.

But a new Gallup USA today poll finds that 66% of Republicans say they want to avoid that kind of scenario.

-- Shannon Bream is live in Washington hi Shannon.

-- -- is the feeling within the GOP about whether or not a so called brokered or contested convention could actually be a reality here.

Well -- and of course it all depends on who you ask let's start with Karl -- here's what he had to say about the possibility on FOX News Sunday.

I think it's about as remote as life on Pluto.

You know and -- it could happen sure you could make up all kinds of scenarios but in all likelihood what happens in the dynamic of the primaries.

Once somebody starts to win they keep on when it.

But there are plenty of other some of the top Republican leaders on Capitol Hill who believe there's a very strong possibility that the GOP -- into the convention in August with -- -- settled nominee until -- -- a lot of activity on that front not sure exactly how that's gonna translate.

But there are those who believe a brokered or contested convention.

Is it real possibility this time around -- -- and and Karl Rove comments aside there is that question floating around couldn't someone.

Who is not currently a candidate wind up being the GOP nominee.

That is a great question and here's some of the names that come up over and over again you've heard them many times former Florida governor Jeb Bush and current -- Chris Christie and Mitch Daniels.

Those names have come up none of them have indicated they have any interest in running for president in fact quite the opposite.

Now political analysts in some lawmakers are now publicly talking about how bad it would be for the party to abandon the -- -- -- are currently in a race.

If they're still in the hunt by August and take a gamble -- someone who wasn't even willing to run in the first place you may remember Mitch Michigan Republican.

Congressman that -- -- he -- in the nomination race himself for awhile.

He is now publicly speaking out saying it would be an insult to those who actually state in the race until the end and would -- someone who quote lacked the courage to run.

And essentially -- a silent until the convention he -- would also send the wrong message to American voters who went out voted in a primary.

But to say we don't trust your judgment how -- you then turn around and asked the same voters to trust you and the general election.

In all interest in points Shannon Bream reporting live for us thank you.

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