Virus, what virus? GOP delegates raring to go to Trump's convention

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Virus, what virus? GOP delegates raring to go to Trump's convention
by David M. Drucker, Senior Political Correspondent |
 | July 19, 2020 12:00 AM

The coronavirus spike in Florida is not scaring Republican delegates from going to Jacksonville to celebrate President Trump’s renomination.

In interviews, delegates and party activists said the summer coronavirus surge in Florida and other states has not dampened their excitement for the convention. But with key activities restricted to RNC delegates and other events curtailed as part of the RNC strategy to mitigate health risks and prevent an outbreak, family members and even some alternate delegates who traditionally participate in convention festivities might stay home.

“There is no shortage of people that want to go,” delegate and Tennessee Republican Party Chairman Scott Golden said Friday. “The big question as a party person is: What does that look like for the alternates and their guests?”

Delegate Terry Lathan, chairwoman of the Alabama GOP, said Republican activists in her state are clamoring to attend the Aug. 24–27 gathering. “None of my 50 delegates are signaling to us that they’re not going,” she said. “In fact, it’s the opposite.”

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