2016 Republican Convention Set for July 18-21 in Cleveland

[Matt Collins]

The RNC has set the date and time for the 2016 Republican National Convention for July 18-21 in Cleveland, OH.

 

[Matt Collins]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/14/republican-national-convention_n_6474858.html

 

[Kotin]

a bit earlier than usual huh?

 

[Matt Collins]

a bit earlier than usual huh?

Yeah, they don't want the process to drag on like it has in previous years.... gives the nominee more time to work voters in the general election

 

[Kotin]

Yeah, they don't want the process to drag on like it has in previous years.... gives the nominee more time to work voters in the general election

have you heard any news regarding how the RNC is going to handle debates? I always worry a bit about them starting to control them and limit them even more..

seems like there are going to be a ton of candidates

 

[Matt Collins]

have you heard any news regarding how the RNC is going to handle debates? I always worry a bit about them starting to control them and limit them even more..

seems like there are going to be a ton of candidates

Yeah, it's getting worse... there are some article floating around about it somewhere.

 

[CPUd]

They will probably pass out the questions beforehand...

 

[Occam's Banana]

They will probably pass out the questions beforehand...

Right along with the answers ...

 

[fr33]

Right along with the answers ...

In the opinion of the chair, answers don't matter.

 

[andy2044]

As someone from Miami, this is the worst decision the RNC could make. I mean, seriously, you're first choice is from Miami (Jeb Bush), why the hell would you have the nominee from Miami go to Cleveland????


BTW, us Miami Heat fans are not bitter at all.

 

[Matt Collins]

As someone from Miami, this is the worst decision the RNC could make. I mean, seriously, you're first choice is from Miami (Jeb Bush), why the hell would you have the nominee from Miami go to Cleveland????

That will help boost numbers in Ohio, a key swing state. And the family of Governor Bill Haslam of TN's owns a sports team in Cleveland.

 

[Keith and stuff]

What a terrible city to host anything in. Don't get me wrong. There are worse cities in the nation. In fact, in MI alone there are several worse cities. Let's get real though, Cleveland is in shambles. The best thing it has going for it is that it's not Detroit.



And the original version.

 

[jeffro97]

I gotta agree with Keith. I've been to Cleveland a lot, and I don't see any real reason besides maybe just outreach that the RNC is hosting the convention there. If they wanted a somewhat better Ohio location, they could've just done Columbus. I do remember that that was on the table for a while.

 

[William Tell]

I gotta agree with Keith. I've been to Cleveland a lot, and I don't see any real reason besides maybe just outreach that the RNC is hosting the convention there. If they wanted a somewhat better Ohio location, they could've just done Columbus. I do remember that that was on the table for a while.

Cleveland OH and Dallas TX were the 2 locations they were considering in the end. I would imagine they chose Ohio because of its status as a swing state. If Cleavland has such a bad economy that is probably more reason they would consider it, to help buy the election for the GOP

Conventions can be significant economic generators for a city. One study showed that the 2012 GOP convention pumped more than $200 million into the Tampa and Florida economies. That convention drew roughly 50,000 visitors.

http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2014/07/cleveland_gop_convention_annou.html