2)Every political entity in the state has been moving its meetings to NYC as a show of support and to help the suffering local convention biz.
3) They must be really hurting for cash to hold the meeting in a low-rent district like Ithaca.
4) The odds of getting any media buzz are, well, zero.
Do you ever feel like you are living in the Stephen King novel, The Stand? All the icky people are coming to YOUR town!! Yikes!