After leaving Charlotte, Republicans now scaling back plans for a full RNC in Florida
Republicans are scaling back their convention in Jacksonville, Fla., weeks after leaving North Carolina because they couldn’t be guaranteed a full-sized gathering in Charlotte.
In a letter to delegates, national GOP Chair Ronna McDaniel said public health concerns will limit attendance in Jacksonville. Only delegates — about 2,500 people — will be allowed on each of the first three days, from Aug. 24-26. Only about 7,000 will be in the arena when President Donald Trump accepts the nomination on the fourth day.
The party still plans to hold the “business” part of the convention in Charlotte before gathering in Jacksonville.
It was on June 2 that Trump announced the move to Jacksonville in a tweet. He blamed Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, who said because no one could be sure what the pandemic would look like in late summer, he would not guarantee a packed Spectrum Arena. GOP leaders and Trump had asked for 19,000 people in attendance with no social distancing and no masks.
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(Raleigh News & Observer)
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