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The Republican convention in Jacksonville, Fla., next month could be moved to an outdoor stadium as cases of the novel coronavirus in the state increase, according to several officials with knowledge of the plans.
While no decision has been made, Republican officials are studying two outdoor professional sports stadiums near the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena where the convention is currently slated to be held. They are also looking more broadly into the logistics of pulling off an outdoor convention, according to two Republicans involved in the planning.
This marks the latest uncertainty over planning the convention, which President Trump is determined to hold even as cases surge in Florida and other states. Officials have engaged in weeks of intensive planning for the convention, which was moved from North Carolina after a sharp disagreement with state leaders there over health measures.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/republicans-look-into-holding-their-convention-outdoors/2020/07/09/9436cbf8-c1ef-11ea-b4f6-cb39cd8940fb_story.html
idziak4ever1234
(1,257 posts)soothsayer
(38,601 posts)Hoyt
(54,770 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,984 posts)along with flies, gnats, chiggers and red ants.
GreenPartyVoter
(72,387 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,984 posts)And the giant pythons from the Everglades.
GreenPartyVoter
(72,387 posts)scarletlib
(3,419 posts)themaguffin
(3,833 posts)bearsfootball516
(6,377 posts)Knows its about the most miserable experience on earth.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,984 posts)and I don't remember ever being so miserably hot, before or since. The humidity was absolutely stifling. I don't get how anyone can live there at all between May and October.
underpants
(183,019 posts)Hoodstock
N_E_1 for Tennis
(9,800 posts)During the Republican Convention while the hurricane was raging off the coast a freak wind blast
broke away from the main storm; hit Jacksonville and toppled the monument on Trumps head.
yortsed snacilbuper
(7,943 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,984 posts)Turbineguy
(37,415 posts)might come in handy.
underpants
(183,019 posts)That heat in those long robes and pointy hoods is going really harsh their buzz.