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Charlotte Politics

So he shouldn't have run for office?
 
I would have voted for that dude over Vi Lyles for Mayor. At least it sounds like he has coherent thoughts on policy.
 
BiffTannen said:
No, having the National Guard called on you is not how democracy is supposed to work. I don't necessarily disagree with most of what's in his platform. I just don't want to pay for it, especially when the Republicans in Congress are preparing to fuck me on my property tax deduction.
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That’s impressive that the National Guard came out for one guy. Charlotte surprises sometimes.
 
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Charlotte in line to win the Republican National Convention next week. Competing only against Las Vegas, which hasn't put together a formal bid. Mayor Vi Lyles (D) is conpleteely behind the bid. Only recently have some democrat city council members bothered to say they're not sure this is such a good idea since they hate Trump and like the rest of the country they're not sure having Trump's reelection RNC in their city is a great look. In short, our mayor is an idiot and our city council is filled with morons and Gen Z ingenues.

"All indications are Charlotte is the leading candidate and people connected to the process believe it is coming, but that is not finalized," a Republican official familiar with the proceedings told McClatchy.
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https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article214649590.html
 
I don’t think people view hosting a convention as a wholesale endorsement from the city. It has the same pros and cons as hosting any large event.
 
PhDeac said:
I don’t think people view hosting a convention as a wholesale endorsement from the city. It has the same pros and cons as hosting any large event.
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I know. We hosted the DNC in 2012. Would you not agree that hosting this RNC in this environment has more drawbacks than a typical large event ?
 
Literally, no one else has bothered to bid for this.
 
Not really. I think there will be fear and bluster but I doubt anything will actually happen aside from perhaps some restaurant incidents. Republicans should probably reserve restaurants ahead of time.

Looks like the DNC had 5 bids and Houston, Milwaukee, and Miami are the finalists.
 
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You should lobby your city council to bid on the RNC for 2024 if you think it's no big deal. It's a huge PITA.
 
BTW, I agree with this guy on this issue and you disagree with him.

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BiffTannen said:
You should lobby your city council to bid on the RNC for 2024 if you think it's no big deal. It's a huge PITA.
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Probably too soon. My city hosted the RNC in 2012. It is a huge PITA. I just don’t think it’s going to be significantly worse due to Trump. Again, same pros and cons as usual.
 
City Council votes to support RNC bid 6-5. Maybe I’ll rent my house to some of my nutjob GA GOP friends.
 
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