That sense of caution has ballooned despite Trump's desire to project a back-to-normal image with a glitzy, star-studded convention that could help reset the presidential race. Polls indicate presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden is leading in battleground states that Trump won narrowly in 2016, such as Michigan and Pennsylvania.Republicans have had teams of planners working on Charlotte and Jacksonville events for weeks.
Republican Party and White House officials said that planning for a major event in Jacksonville continues in earnest, and there are signs that is true. Jacksonville officials, including the president of the City Council, a Democrat, said that national party officials are furiously moving ahead with logistics for a full-scale event.
Under the current plan, party officials will hold a series of meetings in Charlotte because the RNC is contractually obligated to do so after it initially chose that city for its convention. Because of coronavirus restrictions, only 336 of 2,550 delegates will meet in Charlotte to adopt rules, approve a platform, and formally nominate Trump and Pence.
DeSantis, meanwhile, has declined to say whether he will lift the rule requiring indoor venues remain under 50% capacity – which could deny Trump the large, cheering audience so central to the staging of a national convention. “There’s enough germs going around in this country. I don’t need to bring any new ones home,” said Bergeron, a 67-year-old financial adviser from New Hampshire. “I just really don’t feel like being in a crowd that large at this point in time.”
USA you guys are pathetic. Your bias is SHOWING. I wouldn’t read your newspaper if YOU PAID ME TO READ IT!!!!
Any Republicans who support Trumps renominated won't get renominated again
Please do so and and hug every single one of your supporters...they deserve it.
There's no need for risking anybodies health for Trump. Everybody knows who running for president. Feeding Trump's EGO isn't as important as American lives.
He would be wise to resign and stop the nonsense but it’s scary to think who they would put in his place. Of course Pence would be next up but not as damaging as Trump.
Maybe they should consider Georgia? If not Georgia, how about Moscow?
There is a PANDEMIC STILL ACTIVE !!...wake up people
TRUMPFAILEDAMERICA
Poor guys. Has anyone been more unfairly impacted by Covid-19 than the poor poor GOP.
COVIdiots will still show ..Dear Leader must have his ego rallies no matter to a narcissist if pandemic going on..he doesn't give a flip
He should just accept the nomination from the toilet, it's where he spends most of his time anyway. Or maybe the golf course. fucktrump
Just cancel it and stop putting people's lives at risk
Risking exposure just so trump can have a rally. What a joke
Now that they receive all of the COVID data cases will miraculously disappear in Florida to none insuring a full crowd at the convention.
Celebrate what?
Florida? Right. The mental illness is unprecedented!!
Oh please fear my ass what does it matter to them it’s all fake and it’s just a little flu they don’t give a damn about covid 19 or the people who have fallen ill cause of it 🤨😒
They are foolish to nominate him. He is a nuclear bomb 💣 that will explode and destroy all Republicans.
Let them gather tight....
They could have it in a cemetery for convenience.
Ahhh. Not I see why all the talk about Florida and “surging” killer virus there. Its all about the GOP convention. Must stop it!
and that’s what they are worried about. a convention. idiots
RonDesantis attempting to place a round peg in a square hole. My NPA independent bid FL's 6th CD which produced DeSantis is 20+ minutes from RNC2020 . I M NOT a Democrat. I M NOT a Republican. nottrump nevertrump notrump FL6th gerryforcongress
No one believes the LYING LIBERAL MEDIA! GOD bless Donald John Trump!
Excellent.
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Nice to know they have their priorities straight. 😒🙄
hope they don't wear mask in the event and we will see how many Trump supporters will be left healthy enough to go vote for him in November.
C’mon it’s only 15 people it’ll be down to zero soon.
But it’s no big deal/it’s just the flu/it’s a hoax/not many people will die/we need to reopen/it’s just the left wing trying to ruin America/freedom. Smh
You are god damn right it’s a celebration.
If I had a saw and I were God, I would saw Florida off of America and let it float into oblivion. We must do our DutyToWarnAboutTrumpFascism because FascismHasComeToAmericaWithTrumpAndGOP and that is a FACT. They are using coronavirus as a weapon.
Celebrating what? Largest government expansion in history? Complete incompetence to handle adversity? You have to be a special kind of stupid to celebrate the GOP
🤠😷🤠
They're morons and they deserve the uncertainty.
What a cluster f
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