Trump Cancels RNC Convention Events In Jacksonville Due To Covid Concerns
[guest post by Dana]
Unexpected, but sure makes sense:
President Donald Trump said Thursday he is cancelling the Jacksonville portion of the Republican National Convention that had been planned next month because of the coronavirus pandemic.
“The timing for this event is not right,” Trump said. “There’s nothing more important than keeping our people safe.”
Trump said that he would hold a speech of some kind to formally accept his party’s nomination for president.
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Trump said convention delegates will still gather in North Carolina and formally nominate him for re-election.
“We will still do a convention speech in a different form, but we won’t do a big crowded convention, per se,” Trump said. “I care deeply about the people of Florida and everywhere else, frankly, in this country and even in the world who would be coming into the state. And I don’t want to do anything to upset it. They will be doing very well very shortly.”
It was not only the right decision for Trump to make, but it’s also the decision that a majority of Floridians would prefer:
A Thursday Quinnipiac University opinion poll of Florida voters shows that 62% of respondents thought it would be unsafe to hold a convention in the state, compared to 34% who thought that it could be managed safely.
–Dana
Hello.
Dana (25e0dc) — 7/23/2020 @ 2:58 pmThis is the right call. Good for him.
Time123 (dfbd2e) — 7/23/2020 @ 3:14 pmAnyone OK with this is OK with Joe Biden winning in November. At a certain point the GOP runs out of chances to choose country first.
Biden’s up by double digits in Florida. Only single digits in Texas so far.
Think about what’s really happening this year, the massive shift that is coming. There is no shame in admitting Trump isn’t fit, isn’t succeeding, and hasn’t been ethical. Even if you say Trump’s a victim of the MSM, so was Bush and he handled hard times too.
The GOP hasn’t really represented me in many years now so I don’t have a say in its decisions, but I do get a say in November and like most Texans I’m not voting for Trump.
Dustin (4237e0) — 7/23/2020 @ 3:22 pm“Conventions” have become a made-for-TeeVee show anyway since the 1970s. So much so, the broadcast networks truncated ‘gavel-to-gavel coverage’ and let their cable news channel talking heads dine out chewing on planks and rules.
“Midway through the 1996 Republican National Convention, Ted Koppel of ABC’s ‘Nightline’ concluded the program with an announcement that he would end his broadcasts from San Diego for the convention, nor broadcast coverage from the Democratic convention in Chicago, citing that the events had effectively become an “infomercial” for the party’s nominee rather than a news event. Republican National Committee chairman Haley Barbour was also critical of how the networks covered the convention: in response to the diminishing coverage, the party purchased time-brokered blocks on the cable network The Family Channel to broadcast live coverage of the convention under the branding “GOP-TV.”” -source, wiki.Ronco.K-Tel/chiapet.org
DCSCA (797bc0) — 7/23/2020 @ 3:26 pmthe sheriff’s luigi vercotti act likely played a part, so dems can riot and destroy, murder cops decapitate statues, the ransom going through actblue to the tides foundation, but a celebration of liberty isn’t allowed,
narciso (7404b5) — 7/23/2020 @ 3:32 pmSo how much donor money got thrown away on the Florida plan?
Victor (a225f9) — 7/23/2020 @ 4:00 pmThe Trump campaign is currently offering 500% matching gifts for donations … so a lot, but the campaign’s share is mostly corporate and big donor money, not little folks’ money. Plus the GOP is probably paying the lion’s share of the costs anyway. Trump likes to spend other peoples’ money, not his own.
DRJ (aede82) — 7/23/2020 @ 4:22 pm“ Anyone OK with this is OK with Joe Biden winning in November.”
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Speaking of Democratic leadership:
Portland Mayor Says ‘I Saw Nothing That Provoked’ Use of Tear Gas … as Rioters Set Courthouse on Fire
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/tyler-o-neil/2020/07/23/portland-mayor-says-i-saw-nothing-that-provoked-use-of-tear-gas-as-rioters-set-courthouse-on-fire-n674337
harkin (5af287) — 7/23/2020 @ 4:25 pm__ _
you never go the full velshi,
narciso (7404b5) — 7/23/2020 @ 4:29 pmthe dnc can count on susan rosenberg’s extortion scheme, yes the tides foundation and the thousand currents deleted their profiles,
narciso (7404b5) — 7/23/2020 @ 4:31 pmUnfortunately, those who were banking on an influx of money from the RNC convention, are the ones who stood the most to lose: restaurants, hotels, and personal services. IOW, the local business owners who were counting on an uptick in income from the estimated 2,500 convention attendees each day from Aug. 24-26, and 6,000-7,000 on the final day when Trump was scheduled to give his acceptance speech. Also, the county expected to see more than an $2 million dollars as a result of hosting the convention:
Dana (25e0dc) — 7/23/2020 @ 4:43 pmTrue, Dana, butI bet the hospitals and healthcare workers are happy.
DRJ (aede82) — 7/23/2020 @ 4:45 pmSo … the whole two-month long kerfuffle about moving the convention from Charlotte to Jacksonville turned out to be like everything else Trump does: A teleplay written by a demented orange baboon, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.
nk (1d9030) — 7/23/2020 @ 4:54 pmMore cancel culture.
RipMurdock (d2a2a8) — 7/23/2020 @ 4:58 pmYes, basically, nk. Try as he will, he cannot wish away the pandemic.
Dana (25e0dc) — 7/23/2020 @ 5:00 pmEven if you say Trump’s a victim of the MSM, so was Bush and he handled hard times too.
Bush handled Katrina and the subprime meltdown immaculately. That’s why we had a President McCain.
beer ‘n pretzels (c63793) — 7/23/2020 @ 5:00 pmI wish he’d just cancel the whole renomination thing. We don’t deserve him.
Kevin M (ab1c11) — 7/23/2020 @ 5:02 pmThe GOP is completely beholden to Trump. It’s sad and pathetic.
Look at what a colossal f***-up he’s made of the party.
It began in the primaries in 2016, but was most evident at the convention. Now, four years later, they won’t even allow a challenger in the primaries.
They planned to hold the convention in North Carolina, but the governor there said he would limit attendance, require masks and social distancing, as per state law. So they moved the convention to Florida, where the coronavirus is raging out of control.
Florida officials pleaded for guidance on event planning, but got none.
They couldn’t plan, provide security, host an event with proper safety measures in the midst of a pandemic, and now all of the sudden it’s cancelled?
Typical Trump. All he does is f*** up. He’s been doing it all of his life.
And now he wants to hold a virtual convention, in which the electors meet in North Carolina and he gives an acceptance speech on TV? Oh, yeah, for ratings.
The Grand Old Party has made a joke of itself, and it’s not a funny one.
It’s a bad joke that no one is laughing about.
Under Trump, the GOP has made itself incompetent, bankrupt and irrelevant.
I won’t be voting for any Republican until Trumpism is exorcised from the party.
Gawain's Ghost (b25cd1) — 7/23/2020 @ 5:03 pmBush handled Katrina and the subprime meltdown immaculately
The LA governor refused federal help during Katrina, as was her right. Also why she was trounced at the polls later.
Kevin M (ab1c11) — 7/23/2020 @ 5:04 pmI won’t be voting for any Republican until Trumpism is exorcised from the party.
A better move would be to vote for non-Trump Republicans, rather than washing your hands like Pontius Pilate. If you absent yourself, that’s one more Trump vote uncontested.
But you blame the GOP for following its rules. The GOP did not make a joke of itself, Trump extended the joke that he is to the GOP. There’s a difference.
Kevin M (ab1c11) — 7/23/2020 @ 5:07 pmDo you see how your comparison fails?
Bush and Mccain are probably not the same person.
Bush was re-elected despite facing some real problems, his handling of which were excoriated by the MSM.
Mccain lost to Barack Obama. Unless you’re a birther, it’s plain enough Obama was a pretty good politician.
Trump, on the other hand, couldn’t even come within a couple million of Hillary, a terrible politician. He’s behind Joe Biden in Texas.
Bush handled Katrina lot better than Trump has handled anything.
But anyway, binary choice:
GOP loyalty to Donald Trump vs Biden winning the presidency.
Dustin (4237e0) — 7/23/2020 @ 5:09 pmThe Grand Old Party has made a joke of itself, and it’s not a funny one.
Republican infighting leads to embarrassing setback on aid
Senate Republicans and the White House wasted a week at the worst possible time.
Amid a series of crises — with 30 million Americans unemployed and coronavirus cases spiking nationally — White House officials and Senate GOP leaders couldn’t even come to an agreement among themselves on a starting point for a new relief package, let alone begin bipartisan talks with Democrats.
They clashed over a payroll tax cut, more money for testing, unemployment insurance benefits and a raft of other measures to address the unprecedented economic slowdown. The planned unveiling of a new $1 trillion bill got delayed and delayed again. With Election Day only 103 days away, this is the last thing an embattled president and Senate majority needed to happen.
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…..Republicans and the White House were eager to produce a joint plan that would give them a strong negotiating position heading into a showdown with Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.).
But the White House rejected Senate GOP demands for tens of billions of new spending to beef-up coronavirus testing at the state level, and then “zeroed out” requests for more Pentagon and global health money. The White House also pushed for pet projects including $250 million for renovating the FBI building.
RipMurdock (d2a2a8) — 7/23/2020 @ 5:28 pm……
[S]ome Senate Republicans wanted no additional federal support for the out-of-work, saying business owners are complaining that they can’t hire people because the unemployed make more staying home. Other GOP senators wanted scaled-back payments. Still another group wanted to extend the current payments. Republican leaders created a plan that would let individual states tailor their payments, yet the White House rejected that as inadequate.
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The GOP’s struggle to coalesce around a negotiating position is only the beginning of a long slog toward getting any kind of deal before Congress leaves for the August recess. McConnell faces divisions within his own caucus over spending, and he has not even begun talks with Pelosi and Schumer.
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I understand the desire to cut the extra unemployment, but some have forgotten the unemployed vote too.
@18, who said:
I won’t be voting for any Republican until Trumpism is exorcised from the party.
Don’t throw out the baby with the bathwater. Keeping the Senate and/or House in Republican hands would allow resistance to any crazy lefty ideas foisted on Biden by his circle (I’m not sure Biden has the mental acuity or strength to push back on his own), or propagated by his VP in the event of a succession.
norcal (a5428a) — 7/23/2020 @ 5:29 pmBush handled Katrina and the subprime meltdown immaculately. That’s why we had a President McCain.
That is so Trumpadoodle Doodoo* on so many levels: As far as Katrina goes, McCain carried all the Gulf Coast states, from Alabama to Texas. (In fact, he carried all the Southern states except Florida, Virginia and North Carolina, but let’s not overload Tiny Trumpkin brains with too many facts.) As far as a President’s oath of office and his duties under Article II go, neither includes electing a successor from his party.
*There is gaslighting, there is horsesh!t, there is bullsh!t, and there is Trumpadoodle Doodoo the master level.
nk (1d9030) — 7/23/2020 @ 5:35 pmAmerica’s mega-billionaires ultimately want to mirror what has been done in Europe (EU), and install their version of government. They hopefully will be foiled, but they are well on their way to buying all media outlets. Long term, they want to pull the strings, know specifically who to bribe, eliminate risk of any kind.
Colonel Haiku (5b7649) — 7/23/2020 @ 5:53 pmGood point.
Dustin (4237e0) — 7/23/2020 @ 5:56 pmSometimes I wonder if this site is a nexus to an alternate universe, Dustin.
nk (1d9030) — 7/23/2020 @ 5:59 pmMarine assigned to Trump’s helicopter squadron tests positive for Covid-19
A Marine assigned to the military helicopter squadron responsible for transporting the president has tested positive for Covid-19, a Marine Corps spokesperson told POLITICO.
The Marine, assigned to Marine Helicopter Squadron 1, was tested on Tuesday and received the positive result on Thursday, said spokesperson Capt. Joseph Butterfield, adding that the squadron administers 80 to 100 tests per week.
RipMurdock (d2a2a8) — 7/23/2020 @ 6:03 pm…..
The squadron is sanitizing all aircraft in the squadron and beginning the process of contact tracing.
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Well he didnt deserve any of those votes, the one who did the heavy lifting he threw under the bus, as the jones memo testifies that was the template of wallace and schmidts lies to halperin and heileman
Narciso (7404b5) — 7/23/2020 @ 6:11 pm173 dead Floridians today from the virus, a record.
Paul Montagu (0a7316) — 7/23/2020 @ 6:31 pmTrump should’ve listened to the NC governor, or picked West Virginia instead of FL.
Person, man, woman, virus, idiot.
Although he gets no credit for it, Dubya saved the economy, and countless jobs and businesses, with smart, decisive action when the financial crisis hit.
I’ve never had any doubt.
Dave (1bb933) — 7/23/2020 @ 6:42 pmGermany’s version of government isn’t sounding so bad, because at least they showed a decent level of competence that Trump has never displayed, and their healthcare spending is only 57% of ours per capita.
Paul Montagu (0a7316) — 7/23/2020 @ 6:46 pmMerkel should tell Trump to talk to the hand.
He is a fixture in Florida, his friends are there, he has deep pockets there, and there are 29 electoral votes. So what could West Virginia give him? How about an actual convention, given their decreasing rate of infection!
Dana (25e0dc) — 7/23/2020 @ 6:52 pmSometimes I wonder if this site is a nexus to an alternate universe
No doubt a universe where the gerbil is King, ouzo flows like water and ambulances chase themselves…
Colonel Haiku (5b7649) — 7/23/2020 @ 6:53 pmWell of course they did.
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Colonel Klink (Ret) (9878f6) — 7/23/2020 @ 6:56 pmBig Rock Candy MountainIn the Land of Gerbils and Ouzo ,
Colonel Haiku (5b7649) — 7/23/2020 @ 7:09 pmIt’s a place that’s fair and bright,
Where the handouts grow on bushes
And you bar hop every night
Where the promises all are empty
And ten Suns shine every day
On the birds and the bees
And replacement knees
The ouzo springs
Where the Fat Lady sings
In the Land of Gerbils and Ouzo
GOP loyalty to Donald Trump vs Biden winning the presidency.
And it is only that loyalty that prevents Trump from being thrown to the curb. Well, and fear of his diehard supporters. What I really fear is that Trump will run AGAIN in 2024 after losing in a landslide this time, and the same GOP stalwarts will go along again.
Kevin M (ab1c11) — 7/23/2020 @ 7:12 pmBest case: A Trump-Cruz ticket, followed by impeachment, resignation, health issue or otherwise.
Kevin M (ab1c11) — 7/23/2020 @ 7:13 pmIn West Virginia, the governor would eat all of the fast food set up for the renomination dinner.
urbanleftbehind (f252eb) — 7/23/2020 @ 7:21 pmI had to Google him, urbanleftbehind. He’s richer than Rockefeller. The West Virginia Rockefeller, that is.
nk (1d9030) — 7/23/2020 @ 7:24 pmColonel Haiku (5b7649) — 7/23/2020 @ 7:09 pm
“And replacement knees”
LOL. Bravo.
felipe (023cc9) — 7/23/2020 @ 7:25 pm“Well of course they did.”
I have a great idea of how to cut almost $52 billion from the budget.
Davethulhu (eadaad) — 7/23/2020 @ 7:39 pmLol.
Dana (25e0dc) — 7/23/2020 @ 8:06 pmI was scratching my head over what Paul’s five words, and Dana’s reaction, meant.
Then I read this.
Dave (1bb933) — 7/24/2020 @ 7:52 amAlso!
How to person woman man camera tv
Dave (1bb933) — 7/24/2020 @ 7:57 amNice platform ya got there… hate to see you use it…
https://pjmedia.com/instapundit/389082/
https://www.newsweek.com/democrats-pro-iran-anti-israel-2020-platform-opinion-1520136
Colonel Haiku (5b7649) — 7/24/2020 @ 7:58 amSarah Cooper is a great American. She turned that one around pretty fast.
Paul Montagu (0a7316) — 7/24/2020 @ 9:06 amKeeping the Senate and/or House in Republican hands would allow resistance to any crazy lefty ideas foisted on Biden by his circle
The GOP can still win this election. All it needs to have happen is for Trump to leave the scene. Up until now, there has been no incentive for GOP politicians to dump Trump, but now it seems that the cost is higher than the gain.
Dump Trump and tell his supporters if they don’t like it THEY can vote for Biden and be damned. “Binary Choice” works both ways.
Kevin M (ab1c11) — 7/24/2020 @ 11:08 amWhat does convention delegates do when Trump is down to 27% in approval and is arresting mayors for “treason”?
Kevin M (ab1c11) — 7/24/2020 @ 11:09 amGermany’s version of government isn’t sounding so bad
He said “the EU”, whose government is a set of interlocking boards and committees filled with the rich and powerful and utterly impervious to popular sentiment, let alone votes. National legislatures are severely constrained and are on the road to irrelevance.
One of the best arguments for “Brexit” was that a politician defeated at the UK polls was almost assured of an EU job with power over Britain.
Kevin M (ab1c11) — 7/24/2020 @ 11:17 am> What I really fear is that Trump will run AGAIN in 2024 after losing in a landslide this time, and the same GOP stalwarts will go along again.
While spending the entire four years taking potshots at everything anyone does and convincing 1/3 of the country to believe whatever he says.
aphrael (f63619) — 7/24/2020 @ 11:41 am>One of the best arguments for “Brexit” was that a politician defeated at the UK polls was almost assured of an EU job with power over Britain.
Sort of like a US Governor appointing those loser of a Senate election to a Senate seat that suddenly came vacant?
aphrael (f63619) — 7/24/2020 @ 11:42 amThe Lincoln Project has their Ghislaine Maxwell ad out…
Dave (1bb933) — 7/24/2020 @ 2:04 pmGrifters gonna grift…
Colonel Haiku (2601c0) — 7/24/2020 @ 2:17 pmCan’t wait to see which rake Mr. Cognitive steps on today!
Dave (1bb933) — 7/24/2020 @ 2:27 pm