Cooper: 'Very unlikely' Republicans can hold convention as planned in Charlotte

[brooklynite]

Source: WRAL-TV

After a week of back-and-forth between North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, and national Republican leaders about plans for the party nominating convention, Cooper on Tuesday wrote that the convention as planned – with large crowds and tens of thousands in attendance in Charlotte – "is very unlikely."

"With the Nation, the State of North Carolina and the City of Charlotte still under states of emergency it's important to conduct the RNC convention accordingly. As much as we want the conditions surrounding COVID-19 to be favorable enough for you to hold the Convention you describe in late August, it is very unlikely. Neither public health officials nor I will risk the health and safety of North Carolinians by providing the guarantee you seek," Cooper wrote to Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel and Republican National Convention President and CEO Marcia Lee Kelly.

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[C_U_L8R]

1. Even Republicans don't want to be around Republicans

[alp227]

14. Huh? Roy Cooper is a Democrat nt

[EarlG]

2. No doubt the recent unrest is also a factor

Although he doesn't say it, I'm sure Cooper would prefer not to have a potentially serious flashpoint like the Republican National Convention happening in his state (and which Trump would of course blame on Cooper if things get out of control.)

[yellowcanine]

3. Yes Chicago 1968 comes to mind.

This time around it is Trump and the Republicans who could reap the whirlwind at their convention.

[Mike 03]

4. Today or tomorrow Trump will Tweet that they will hold

the convention there anyway (even though it won't happen) because he as the power to do anything he wants, and then in a few days he'll Tweet, "We never really wanted to hold the convention in that shithole state anyway. We were just kidding!"

[Vogon_Glory]

5. But who knows? Maybe Bismarck, North Dakota's boosters can talk the RNC

into having their convention there.

But questions remain. Are there enough hotel rooms to hold the crowds? And can the area RV parks handle the overflow?

[Walleye]

6. If they defy the Governor's order, they should be tear-gassed.

[Vogon_Glory]

8. I don't recall the Governor of wind-swept, sparsely populated North Dakota

issuing any orders with tear-gas as a back-up.

[Traildogbob]

11. Thank you Roy

He will send the military to take the convention center and bus in Covidiots from every red state to help kill Carolina libtards. Hold it in Florida or Georgia and let his cult eat virus. All of em say life is not important, only the Dow, and willing to die. Go for it. Take your damn guns, fire em in the air like ISIS and Taliban. Bullets gotta fall down. Ya know, that fake news science thing, gravity, I wonder if Allah likes all those bullets coming up at him?

[Zambero]

7. How about Alcatraz?

Isolated from protestors and better yet a great and cozy spot for criminals to congregate and plot future crimes against humanity.

[ProfessorGAC]

9. I'm Voting For A Couple Cruise Ships

Then, one positive test & we leave them at sea until December 1st.

[jls4561]

10. Alcatraz has no source of fresh water.

Just saying.

[keithbvadu2]

12. Call Trump's bluff. He says he can move it.

[Bayard]

13. Can any of trump's properties

Accommodate that many people?

[CRK7376]

15. THANK YOU GOV COOPER!!!

We live outside of Winston-Salem and hate the thought of 10,000+ GOPers and the Orange Toddler showing up in our state spreading COVID-19 far and wide across the state.