JAX potential new host of 2020 GOP convention

[MusicMan]

You'd be first in line if they offered complimentary Good Dough doughnuts!

Make Doughnuts Great Again 2020

[vicupstate]

Nate Monroe says the RNC events are moving outdoors.

[itsfantastic1]

You'd be first in line if they offered complimentary Good Dough doughnuts!

Make Doughnuts Great Again 2020

He strikes me as more of a Kanye guy #Yeasty2020

[Steve]

Nate Monroe says the RNC events are moving outdoors.

Looks like the ballpark is being proposed as the host site.

[Charles Hunter]

Can someone share a link to the Nate Monroe piece? I can't find it.

[vicupstate]

Can someone share a link to the Nate Monroe piece? I can't find it.

It was a tweet but the NYT has reported it

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/14/us/elections/biden-vs-trump.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage#link-7d3cb959

[Charles Hunter]

Thanks.
What could go wrong? Heat Index > 100?  Thunderstorms?  Ravenous Mosquitos?

[marcuscnelson]

Thanks.
What could go wrong? Heat Index > 100?  Thunderstorms?  Ravenous Mosquitos?

I believe Murphy's Law would require that they all happen simultaneously.

[Charles Hunter]

Jacksonville is getting attention from the late-night talk shows.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/15/arts/television/late-night-republican-convention-florida-coronavirus.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20200715&instance_id=20323&nl=the-morning&regi_id=64320713&segment_id=33439&te=1&user_id=0c44450cfeac062dfee4a51ae00d10bd

California and Florida have two of the country's worst Covid-19 outbreaks and, as Stephen Colbert pointed out on Tuesday's "Late Show," the latter is the site of the Republication National Convention next month. "They'll be fine," he said, "as long as everyone remembers to wear their elephant plague masks."

    "Well, at least they don't have a lot of old people down there. Or at least, thanks to their governor, they won't in about three weeks." — STEPHEN COLBERT

    "As one G.O.P. representative put it, 'Everybody just assumes no one is going.' Yeah, even the R.S.V.P.s say, 'Check one: "Not attending," "What? No!," or "I'm ready, Jesus."'" — STEPHEN COLBERT

    "I don't blame any of these people for not going. Not only is Florida the new epicenter, but in addition, 'Party officials were considering docking cruise ships in the city's port to provide extra lodging.' So, you're in Florida, spending all day in an auditorium full of screaming people who won't wear masks, then you go home to sleep on a floating petri dish. The only way it would be more infectious is if the dinner was an all-you-can-bob lasagna buffet." — STEPHEN COLBERT

    "Yeah, the president is now holding a three-day outdoor event in Florida in August. It will be worth watching just to see Trump lap up glasses of water like a thirsty golden retriever. And poor Mike Pence is going to be sweating like he's sitting through a 'Drag Race' marathon." — JIMMY FALLON

    "Yeah, Trump decided to move the convention outside after meeting with his most trusted advisers, Chuck Woolery and the My Pillow guy." — JIMMY FALLON

[marcuscnelson]

We can't ever seem to find a good reason to be on national news.

[vicupstate]

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/507619-rnc-scales-back-convention-in-jacksonville-due-to-coronavirus

Indoor and outdoor venues. Scaling back the number of visitors.

[Lunican]

So moving it out of Charlotte was pointless. What a bunch of fools.

[marcuscnelson]

If nothing else, at least Jax will get to claim that it hosted the RNC once. Sure, like the Super Bowl it means basically nothing if it didn't really lead to any long-term improvement but it's a notch on the belt, or something.

[jaxlongtimer]

Here is the CNN update:

https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/16/politics/republican-national-convention-planning-florida-coronavirus/index.html

Looks like Daily's Place, the enclosed practice field and outside tents will be front and center.  It will be like going to summer camp.  They will need to bring their casual wear for the week:  Bathing suit, jeans, t-shirts and tennis shoes. 

And now the mayor claims "tens of millions" of dollars raised so far but then defers to RNC host committee for the details.  Still no info shared with the City Council:

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article244213867.html

[Steve]

Daily's Place is better in some ways (solves for rain and no one will get sunburned). But, unlike the stadium at night where there's some breeze, Daily's Place has no breeze. The place is an oven on hot days.