But some of York County’s Republican delegates, all of whom have sworn their allegiance to presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, said they’re not anxious protesters will disrupt the goings-on. Mike Lee. He spent the weeks leading up to the convention weighing both sides of the unbinding argument, he said, and insiders had thought he might be able to tip a narrow margin either way with an impassioned speech, given his stature. Mark Kirk and Gov. Bruce Rauner on down the line keeping their distance and skipping the Republican National Convention.
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The convention provides a global stage for fresh attacks on Clinton after the Federal Bureau of Investigation this month reported she was “extremely careless” in her use of a private server to handle confidential emails as secretary of state, yet recommended no prosecution.
It was a bumpy road though getting there with the Chatham county delegation sitting strong for Senator Ted Cruz early in the election process, but now he says that he’s ready to vote for who primary voters selected last march. The one thing that will be obvious by Thursday: You will be exhausted of so much winning.
Adams will not be the only Republican in the region to attend the convention.
Like Adams, Podach said it was his first national convention. Dozens of speakers, including senior politicians, with a mix of celebrities, will take to the podium throughout the days of the convention. He said he’s staying in Quicken Arena’s lower level as he shuttles between convention venues. We just hope we aren’t forced to lie in it.
Stephen Loomis, president of the Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s Association, said he strongly supported citizens’ rights to bear arms, but he is urging people not to take their guns anywhere near Cleveland’s downtown during the convention.
It is fanciful at this point to think the effort to move Trump aside could succeed, but the fact that there are still ongoing efforts speaks to the depth of concern about the presumptive candidate’s qualifications to lead the country, and the damage he is inflicting on the Republican Party with bombastic and exclusionary rhetoric.
The convention’s rules committee, dominated by Trump backers and top national and state GOP officials, used a voice vote late Thursday to reject Unruh’s proposal.
While on a path to near-certain victory, Trump has drawn bitter opposition from Republicans who say he’s not conservative and is an inept campaigner whose harsh statements will cause his defeat and losses by GOP candidates for Congress and elsewhere.
“If you had some mass confusion, even if you had a civilian who was carrying who would attempt to help out, I think the mentality of any law enforcement officer would see an individual with a gun, would see an individual possibly shoot and would react to that”, Kazy said.
Jean Turner of Gibsonburg has been an OH delegate to the Republican National Convention twice – in 2008 for John McCain and 2012 for Mitt Romney.
“We have to elect him”.
Smith said there is a movement still to unseat Trump as the nominee, and there are possibilities – albeit long-shot possibilities – to unseat Trump.
Anti-Trump delegates waged a messy battle over convention rules throughout the day Thursday.
Saphir said Trump might not be able to bring his party back together.
“I am bound for Cruz because that is the way the citizens of El Paso voted”, said Peña.
“Trump needs to present himself as a viable candidate for the presidency so that donors and office holders are willing to work with him”, he said.
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“Many who are up for re-election believe that the message of staying home sounds good to voters”, said Jason Rose, a political consultant with Rose Moser Allyn Public Relations. “We all want our families to be prosperous”, she said. Numerous party’s brightest luminaries and best-known leaders are skipping the event or playing an understated role, and former Florida quarterback Tim Tebow turned down a speaking invite.
