[Impy]

I hope Portman is not allowed to talk about faggotry.

Obviously winning Ohio in a priority, I don’t know if having the convo in the state you want to win makes a difference, I wouldn’t think so, Romney (Tampa) “lost” FL and Obama (Charlotte) lost NC in 2012.

Cleveland last held the GOP convo in 1936, our worst election. It was also there in 1924, a victory. It’s never held a rat convo, not even for Grover Cleveland, but they are 1 of 7 finalists for the 2016 rat convo year. The last time both convos were held in the same city, 1972, Miami Beach. Highly unlikely to happen this time.

The other rat finalists are Birmingham, Columbus, NYC, Philly, and Phoenix.

[BillyBoy]

I have mixed feelings about having it in Cleveland, though it has nothing to do with Ohio voting for Obama twice. We SHOULD be having conventions in swing states rather than preaching to the choir in some safe Republican area. The RATs didn't any mileage out of nomination Lurch in Boston ('04 RAT convention) or Walter Mondale in San Francisco ('84 RAT convention)

Of course, looking at post #21, the GOP's track record of winning the state of their host convention has been pathetic in the last 20 years. I dread the thought of Portman getting a prime time audience (even if his address has nothing to do with gay rights and he's up there blah blah blahing about tax cuts, the backstabbing weasel we will use the spotlight to promote himself nationally and help his re-election campaign), and we'll probably get the usual country club GOP dinosaurs that do nothing to inspire voters (as someone else noted John McCain, Mitt Romney, John Boehner, Bob Dole, etc.)

I'm amusing by the freepers whining about how it would have been soooooo much better to have it in "conservative" Dallas than "liberal" Cleveland, though. Texas as a whole may be conservative, but the city of Dallas is not. It has the nation's only "openly lesbian" sheriff and gave 57% of the vote to Lurch when favorite son GWB was up for re-election in 2004 (although the surrounding COUNTY of Dallas was split almost 50-50 between the candidates). Just like Cleveland, Dallas is a big urban area that is heavily influenced by Democrat minority voters, union thugs, and the liberal college crowd.

[AuH2ORepublican]

I hope the RATs choose B’ham, a metro area with practically no white, Asian or Hispanic Democrats.

[Clintonfatigued]

IMHO, Portman wants to be a good and supportive father, which by itself is laudable, and perhaps is wondering if he did something wrong and is trying to make up for it. But he’s a team player and I don’t see him making a big deal out of the marriage issue.

As for choosing Cleveland, I suppose they chose it because they thought the facilities and lodging would be good for the delagates.