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RNC: Convention is about “Economic Development”, not Trump
This is the funniest thing I’ve seen in a long time. The Host Committee for the 2024 Republican Convention is telling donors that “the convention is about economic development and not who the nominee will be”:
Republican organizers are turning to donors — including some Democrats — to fund their 2024 convention, even if they don’t like former President Donald Trump.
Reince Priebus, chair of the Milwaukee 2024 Host Committee, acknowledged in an exclusive interview with POLITICO that the pitch requires some finesse.
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Convention Updates
- Chicago has become a target city for GOP busing of migrants from red states
- The Israel-Gaza war is causing concerns about protests in Chicago in 2024, in a city that has not forgotten the 1968 convention.
- 500 media reps will be coming to Chicago in mid-January to check out logistics in the United Center
- Milwaukee is concerned about nuclear weapons (not really)
- And the RNC Convention CEO took a shot at the Dem’s choice of Chicago:
“Unlike the DNC, [the GOP] didn’t choose a city that’s reliably in their corner.”
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Latest convention updates
- Minyon Moore named to chair the 2024 Chicago convention
- Dems aim to raise $90 million
- Here’s a big reason why the Democrats chose Chicago: All state delegations will be housed within the city limits, and within 5 miles of the United Center – Politico
- State Directors toured Chicago last month:
The Republican Campaign & the Fear of Attacking Trump
Barring some major unexpected change, President Biden will not face any major opposition for the nomination next year. At the present time, his opposition is composed of fringe candiates who reject most of the Democratic platforms of the past thirty-five years.
On the Republican side, there is supposedly a nomination contest. But in many ways, we are seeing a repeat of the 2016 campaign with Donald Trump starting from a stronger position than he did in 2015. Back then, Trump was an unknown quantity as a politician and Republican voters were simply playing with the possibility of supporting Trump. Now, he is a known and the “maybe” 25% is something like a 40% certain and a 30% maybe. But the constant is that most of the top contenders are unwilling to attack Trump.
Part of the reason why Trump has emerged with only a handful willing to attack him is a general perception about negative campaigning. The problem with negative campaigning is that it has a cost. Negative campaigning is aimed at “persuadable” voters. At best, it persuades the voter leaning to the opponent to vote for you (a gain of one vote for you and a loss of one vote for your opponent or a swing of two), but it is acceptable if it merely results in the voter deciding to sit the race out (a loss of one vote for your opponent). People do not like negative campaigns and such campaigns drive up the negatives of both the candidate doing the attack and the candidate being attacked. If successful, the negative campaign drives up the negatives of the candidate being attacked more than it does the candidate doing the attacking. In the general, negative campaigning works because you tend to have two candidates with enough “certain” voters that even if all persuadable voters flipped to a third candidate that third candidate would still finish third.
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Tagged 2016 Republican Presidential Primary Campaign, 2024 Republican Primaries, Donald Trump, negative campaigning
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Convention Updates
- GOP Convention CEO reveals the logo and other information
- Here’s what a $5 Million corporate contribution will get you at the Chicago DNC.
- Residents and businesses near Chicago’s United Center want to get something lasting from the DNC.
- And labor peace has been declared in Chicago
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Tagged 2024 Democratic Convention, 2024 Republican Convention
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Convention updates
- Chicago is asking for $75 million to help pay for security costs for the 2024 Democratic Convention
- In a not surprising analysis. conventions don’t provide much of an economic boost
- Houston is looking to expand its convention center in anticipation of a 2028 RNC bid
- 538 finds convention host city choices have little effect on the general election
- The Secret Service is already in joint planning with the Chicago police
Why the Democrats chose Chicago
Per the NY Times, 5 reasons:
- Labor – Atlanta has few unionized hotels
- Money – A billionaire governor doesn’t hurt
- Location – the Midwest is key to the 2024 election
- Logistics – 44,000 hotel rooms, and excellent public transit
- Crime – Dems don’t think it will be an issue
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Dems choose Chicago
The 2024 Democratic National Convention will be held in Chicago:
President Joe Biden and Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison chose Chicago over New York City and Atlanta despite the president’s broader efforts to expand his foothold in the South.
“Chicago is a great choice to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention,” Biden said in a prepared statement.
Whoopi Goldberg touts New York’s 2024 Dem Convention Bid
Well, if Whoopi supports it, how can New York lose?
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Latest 2024 Democratic Convention news
Lots to cover:
- Democrats are concerned about the recent restaurant workers strike in Chicago.
- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution makes the case for Atlanta
- Labor unions are pushing for New York or Chicago
- Chicago supporters say Georgia’s lenient gun laws should keep Atlanta from being chosen
- New York’s hotel workers union wants the convention:
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