# Republican National Convention 7/15/24-7/18/24 Milwaukee **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [July 11, 2024, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-national-convention-7-15-24-7-18-24-milwaukee/1004069 "2024-07-11T22:33:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-national-convention-7-15-24-7-18-24-milwaukee/1004069/1 "2024-07-11T22:33:06Z")
I’ve been meaning to start this thread for a while now. It’s local for me and I don’t want to dump all the news about it into the Stupid Republican News thread. I’ll start things off with the first thing attendees will see when they enter: [![](https://i.imgur.com/IslY4rw.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/IslY4rw.jpeg) Charlie Sykes, for those that don’t know him, is (was?) a conservative radio personality. However, I assume he’s denouncing The Heritage Foundation, since he seems to be anti-Trump. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-national-convention-7-15-24-7-18-24-milwaukee/1004069/2 "2024-07-11T22:45:23Z")
I’ve often wondered why Republicans hold their conventions in less-than-friendly cities, such as New York City in 2004. Sure, Wisconsin may be a swing state, but why not hold these events somewhere in the red South or some other deep-red region? ---
**Author:** ![SwissMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@SwissMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwissMan)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-national-convention-7-15-24-7-18-24-milwaukee/1004069/3 "2024-07-11T23:39:41Z")
Well, in 2004, they were clearly trying to milk the remaining patriotic fervor left over after 9/11. Holding the convention in some place that’s already going to go for the party doesn’t make a lot of sense for the party that lost the last election. ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-national-convention-7-15-24-7-18-24-milwaukee/1004069/4 "2024-07-11T23:40:18Z")
Well, when they ban weapons, both concealed and open-carry, they can pretend its because of venue rules and not because it’s a good idea. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2024, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-national-convention-7-15-24-7-18-24-milwaukee/1004069/5 "2024-07-12T11:51:05Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > Sure, Wisconsin may be a swing state, but why not hold these events somewhere in the red South or some other deep-red region? I don’t know this for sure, but I think a big part of the reason it’s being held here is because the city/county/state as well as a lot of private business spent a ton of money preparing for the 2020 DNC, which was going to be hosted here, but was cancelled due to covid. My assumption is that that played into us hosing the 2024 RNC. But that’s just speculation. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2024, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-national-convention-7-15-24-7-18-24-milwaukee/1004069/6 "2024-07-12T12:04:33Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > My assumption is that that played into us hosing the 2024 RNC. In MAGA America, RNC convention hoses **you**! ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2024, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-national-convention-7-15-24-7-18-24-milwaukee/1004069/7 "2024-07-12T12:24:55Z")
I find Sykes’ post ambiguous. I _think_ he meant that “Heritage Foundation wants to tell the delegates that this convention is owned by and controlled by Heritage Foundation and to remind the delegates they all should be be nice little führer followers and do as we tell you”. But due to sloppy writing it could be read as “Heritage Foundation wants to tell the delegates that this convention is controlled by the delegates. Because Freedumb is what we stand for.” ---
**Author:** ![flurb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2024, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-national-convention-7-15-24-7-18-24-milwaukee/1004069/8 "2024-07-12T14:44:57Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > I’ve often wondered why Republicans hold their conventions in less-than-friendly cities, such as New York City in 2004. Sure, Wisconsin may be a swing state, but why not hold these events somewhere in the red South or some other deep-red region? Well, all cities are less-than-friendly to Republicans. Milwaukee voted 70-30 for Joe Biden in 2020. Both the RNC and DNC have held their last few conventions in swing states, even though there’s no evidence that where parties host their nominating conventions has any impact on the election results. The important factors are identifying a city with the necessary security, transportation, entertainment, hotels and event space to accommodate 4-5 thousand delegates plus thousands more staff, activists, media, etc. As well as whatever incentives the bid cities put together to sweeten the deal. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2024, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-national-convention-7-15-24-7-18-24-milwaukee/1004069/9 "2024-07-12T18:09:28Z")
Yeah they want to host it in a swing state, and so that generally means a state with Blue Island cities in a sea of rural red. But they can’t very well hold their convention in some podunk town of 2,000 people so they end up in enemy territory. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2024, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-national-convention-7-15-24-7-18-24-milwaukee/1004069/10 "2024-07-12T18:22:11Z")
I believe it’s a given that one of the site selection criteria is ready access to abundant and world-class debauchery. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2024, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-national-convention-7-15-24-7-18-24-milwaukee/1004069/11 "2024-07-12T18:58:42Z")
We _know_ blue cities are the best for that stuff. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2024, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-national-convention-7-15-24-7-18-24-milwaukee/1004069/12 "2024-07-12T20:07:37Z")
Here is the kind of thing we can look forward to if trump or the GOp wins- [DeSantis signs law that bans local municipalities from requiring heat breaks](https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/2024/05/09/florida-bans-local-heat-break-mandates-for-outdoor-workers/73627383007/#:~:text=Florida%20House%20Bill%20433%2C%20which,water%20breaks%20for%20outdoor%20workers). # DeSantis signs law that bans local municipalities from requiring heat breaks ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2024, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-national-convention-7-15-24-7-18-24-milwaukee/1004069/13 "2024-07-12T20:20:42Z")
Watch out for carjackers. > **['Get off your phone,' be alert: MPD chief calls carjackings a 'concern' ahead...](https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2024/07/12/carjackings-rising-ahead-of-republican-national-convention-a-concern/74372028007/)** > > Chief Norman describes carjackings, up 12% from this time last year, as "crime of opportunity." ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2024, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-national-convention-7-15-24-7-18-24-milwaukee/1004069/14 "2024-07-12T20:33:01Z")
A real man of the people. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2024, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-national-convention-7-15-24-7-18-24-milwaukee/1004069/15 "2024-07-12T20:45:45Z")
84 of them, anyway… [US set heat death record in 2023. Florida had the 4th most.](https://www.tampabay.com/news/nation-world/2024/06/02/us-set-heat-death-record-2023-florida-had-4th-most/#:~:text=Nearly%20three%2Dquarters%20of%20the,Florida%20and%2083%20in%20Louisiana). ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2024, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-national-convention-7-15-24-7-18-24-milwaukee/1004069/16 "2024-07-12T23:59:11Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > DeSantis signs law that bans local municipalities from requiring heat breaks And the argument will be that of course people need heat breaks but they should not be _required_ - those in charge will just give the workers breaks out of the kindness of their hearts. Because that’s the way freedumb works. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2024, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-national-convention-7-15-24-7-18-24-milwaukee/1004069/17 "2024-07-13T23:55:29Z")
Most importantly, the state level is the only level of government allowed to function. The real DeSantis goal (as bought and paid for by ALEC), is to essentially neutralize all county and city governments from having any ability to write ordnances of any nature or enforce them. They want a two-level government: Fed & State. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-national-convention-7-15-24-7-18-24-milwaukee/1004069/18 "2024-07-14T22:51:59Z")
And so it begins. This means Trump Force One will be on the ground in Milwaukee in the next 20 minute or so: [![](https://i.imgur.com/0Ken53O.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/0Ken53O.jpg) Edit: Looking at a flight tracker, there’s 757 with no tail number sitting at the air force base. Assuming that’s him, it’s odd that the helicopters are still in the air. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2024, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-national-convention-7-15-24-7-18-24-milwaukee/1004069/19 "2024-07-15T18:56:02Z")
Trump will name his VP later today. CNN is reporting that it is not Rubio or Burgum. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2024, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-national-convention-7-15-24-7-18-24-milwaukee/1004069/20 "2024-07-15T19:00:01Z")
The Hill reported that the finalists were Rubio, Burgum and Vance. It will be a big surprise if it’s not Vance. > **[J. D. Vance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._D._Vance)** > > James David Vance (born James Donald Bowman on August 2, 1984) is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Ohio since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he came to prominence with his 2016 memoir, Hillbilly Elegy. > Born in Middletown, Ohio, Vance served in the Marine Corps before studying political science and philosophy at The Ohio State University and earning a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School. His memoir, which describes his upbringing in Middletown and hi... [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-national-convention-7-15-24-7-18-24-milwaukee/1004069.md?page=2)