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"But this situation is significantly unusual that I don't think anyone can say with certainty that it will deadlock."

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2018

Virtually everyone still predicts the committee will deadlock, and it’s hard to tell if there’s life in the process or if these are rigor mortis twitches.

From Time • Nov. 15, 2011

Daley has yet to be won over; he believes the convention will deadlock and Kennedy will be drafted.

From Time Magazine Archive