some of his largest donors<\/a>, including LVS CEO Sheldon Adelson —\u00a0being kingpins there, advisers to the president have reportedly told Trump it would be best to avoid Southern Nevada.<\/p>\nCharlotte Opposition<\/b><\/h2>\n
Charlotte Democratic Mayor Vi Lyles, as well as the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority, support allowing the Republican National Convention to be hosted inside the Spectrum Center, an indoor arena that’s home to the NBA Hornets.<\/p>\n
The Spectrum Center is the same venue where former President Barack Obama was nominated by his party for a second time during the 2012 Democratic National Convention.<\/span><\/p>\nNot all city officials are on board, however, when it comes to the Republican Convention.<\/p>\n
Council member Justin Harlow (D) opined “this would not be a ‘convention as usual'” due to Trump. At least two other city council members have expressed opposition as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The 2020 Republican National Convention is looking like a long shot for Las Vegas. Despite Nevada Republican Party Chairman Michael McDonald’s best efforts, rumors are that the GOP will formally nominate its next presidential candidate\u00a0in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Wall Street Journal reports the Republican National Committee (RNC) is nearing a deal with Charlotte to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":83641,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,61],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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