GOP to kick off Republican National Convention with slew of changes

[mystery-ak]

GOP to kick off Republican National Convention with slew of changes
By
Cami Mondeaux
July 14, 2024 5:00 am
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Delegates and top party officials from across the country are set to convene for the quadrennial Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Monday, hours after an apparent attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump at his rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday.

Trump, whose campaign declared the convention will go on after a bullet appeared to graze his ear at the rally, will be nominated at the event. But the convention will also be where delegates vote to establish an official party platform.

The shooting, which killed one rallygoer and critically injured two others, has further galvanized Republican support for Trump, with even his staunchest GOP critics denouncing the violence. This year, however, will also feature a number of changes for the Republican gathering that demonstrate the former president’s sway over the party as he mounts a return to the White House.

One of the most prominent changes is the updated party platform, which has been reduced from its 66-page document in 2016 to just 16 pages in 2024. That change, officials say, was done to make the party’s principles more digestible to voters and help streamline campaign messaging.

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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/presidential/3080407/republican-national-convention-changes/

[catfish1957]

As an admitted political junkie, I find it interesting how events can so drastically change the dynamics of conventions, which have lost a lot of lustre in the past 50 years. 

Conventions, at least in the past 20 years have been melodramic, and mostly just pomp and circumstance. Not this year.....   DJT's appearances, repsonses, and speeches will be the most watched moments  since the last brokered convention in '80.

And after yesterday?  The "1968 vibe" just got amplified.

[cato potatoe]

Yes there should be more focus on this year's GOP convention, and possibly no attention paid to the Democrat convention.  In an astonishing display of cowardice, the dems have surrendered to Biden and his gang of misfits.  Their moment has passed.  A convention coup is still possible but much riskier than asking Joe and pullmy Harris to step aside two weeks ago. 

I will be curious to see how the polls trend over the next couple of weeks.  Yesterday moved the needle much more than the debate.  Trump's chances went from 51% to 56% after Biden's meltdown, and then 65% after the failed assassination.