The GOP has officially ditched Charlotte. Next stop? Unknown. It takes years to plan political conventions, but Republicans have less than three months to pull this off.
Axios reports the Republican National Committee plans site visits in cities across the sunbelt over the next ten days. Jacksonville, Phoenix, Dallas, Nashville, Atlanta, and possibly New Orleans and Savannah are all under consideration.
“The consideration of Dallas and Phoenix come amid new polling showing Arizona — and even Texas — both of which President Trump won, could be up for grabs in November. But our sources say this polling has nothing to do with the consideration.The reality is much blunter: They need a place that can bend over backwards to give Trump the big, boisterous crowd he wants, and they need to make it happen fast.“
One GOP source tells Axios that Donald Trump wants:
“[A] gathering of people like in 2016” — and a contrast with more cautious Democrats, one source says. He wants people there, excited, the energy and enthusiasm. He doesn’t want people to be standing six feet apart, socially distant, not being able to celebrate with people his renomination.