Posted on 05/11/2018 11:53:40 AM PDT by Simon Green
Article says it’s because they fear violence from liberals. Duh.
Liberal cities are worried that crybaby liberals are going to damage their city and overuse their police? Why now? Appears to be an everday occurence.
He should site the dang convention in Upstate NY. God knows we need the money, and Trump could showcase what happens when voters allow the uniparty to drive their state into the ground.
By the time the Leftist (i.e., Democrat) heads stop exploding the election will be over.
That’s a problem that could, and should , be taken care of very quickly !!
The networks have ruined the conventions since Reagan. They won’t show anything positive or patriotic.
Perhaps Pres. Trump should change the format?
Five possibilities off the top of my head:
1. Hershey, PA
2. Pensacola, FL
3. Grand Rapids, MI
4. Sioux City, IA
5. Wilmington, NC
GOP convention at NRA hdq.....I like it.
Des Moines is used to many politicians in and out all the time. Has anyone asked them?
I would guess there are PLENTY of cities that want the GOP convention and the REVENUE it will generate.
Just more negative hype.
Grand Rapids has a really nice arena, and Trump would get a great reception there.
They’d be booking hotel rooms as far away as Toledo though.
A modest proposal....Why not Cleveland again? The city proved that it works well with Trump’s team and can pull it off with no help from the Governor.
There’s plenty of red suburbs that have sports arenas and safe places to go.
Has Colorado Springs submitted a bid? It’s got a Republican mayor. If they submit a bid, and the Democrats go with Las Vegas, I propose Rep. Stephen King (R-IA) to open the convention.
A bit of a fake news story. The Dems only have one public bid, and two non-public bids also. And the public one is Milwaukee.
Have it in a “friendly place,” like say Cheyenne, Wyoming! It would be a hoot to see the big RAT cities not get a single Republican dime!
Yes on Grand Rapids!
The only thing is we dont have an arena space that would hold a political convention.
re: the revenue it generates. In that regard, I think there are winners and losers. So much of the city was blocked off that a lot of businesses actually suffered unless they had scheduled events or did catering. The hotels benefitted massively.
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