Florida makes a play for the Republican convention

[Zorro]

President Donald Trump’s allies in his newly adopted home state of Florida are making a play to snatch the Republican National Convention from North Carolina.

Moving the presidential nominating convention to Florida — with Republican-led Jacksonville as a likely host city — was raised as a serious option to Trump in a phone call Sunday by one of his new favorite congressmen, Florida Rep. Michael Waltz, who represents Jacksonville and Orlando.

During the call, which concerned Trump’s plan to attend Wednesday’s SpaceX launch in Cape Canaveral, the congressman made a point of drawing attention to a Washington Examiner article last month in which the president expressed frustration with social distancing rules enforced by North Carolina’s Democratic governor that would make a traditional convention nearly impossible.

“That’s what kind of sparked the neuron there,” Waltz said he thought after reading the Examiner report.

https://www.politico.com/states/florida/story/2020/05/26/florida-makes-a-play-for-the-republican-convention-1286834

Not "A neuron", but "the neuron"...Waltz' single, solitary neuron inside an otherwise empty head...

[C_U_L8R]

1. Sowing chaos and stiffing vendors

That's the GOP's guy.

[jimfields33]

3. Even still it brings 180 million to the local and state coffers

Don’t count North Carolina out yet. They would not want to lose that revenue especially this year.

[essme]

5. Ummmm we might

The convention is going to be a clusterfuck--- people down here that we know are praying like hell they move it.

The RNC isn't exactly well known for paying bills on time either--- or at all.

[Laelth]

9. Music to my ears!

Good on you, Charlotte!



-Laelth

[Chainfire]

2. That is appropriate

Jacksonville has long been know as the asshole of the South.

[essme]

4. "Snatch it?" Holy crap-- NC is trying to toss it

More like "catch it."

[Coleman]

6. During hurricane season

Please, please, please ...

They should do in in Panama City, white sands, tourism ...

The Gulf Coast has a higher probability of being hit with a major hurricane. If NHC has any guts it'll be named Hurricane Donald.

[redstatebluegirl]

7. Who would want it?

[fleur-de-lisa]

13. Apparently Florida and Texas.

Cuz those states don't have enought COVID-19 problems already. Cue the TrumPlague for Summer 2020.

[Laelth]

8. Stupid.

There’s no way Trump gets to 270 without North Carolina. He’s being given a chance for another unforced error, here. I hope he takes it.

-Laelth

[samsingh]

10. apparently because the governor hates Floridians

the repugs at the convention can bring the virus and take it across the us.

[TheBlackAdder]

11. Go to Florida, higher in COVID, while those going there flaunt the virus. What could go wrong?

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Let's have thousands of out-of-state carriers enter your state who don't wear masks at home and congregate in large groups.

It would behoove North Carolina to jettison that convention, especially if Trump wants a packed room.

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[blm]

12. Why didn't they make a bid for it in the first place?

[uponit7771]

16. folk know Red Don doesn't pay bills

[hvn_nbr_2]

14. Should make for an interesting campaign season

Just imagine: Every prominent Republican in the country packed into a Covid party, AKA convention center, infecting each other two months before the election. Packed in like sardines, no masks, no distancing, lots of handshakes and hugs, because it's all a Democrat hoax, ya know. Then going home to pass it on to their local party committees, officials, and volunteers. "Oh man we totally owned the libtards!" is how they'll think of it. Until...

[coeur_de_lion]

15. Bring 'em here. We'll kill 'em. n/t

[pwb]

17. If I was the North Carolina governor I would cancel it.

Tell him find another place. Have it at one of your mildewy overgrown golf clubs.