Posted on 05/09/2020 3:25:16 AM PDT by Libloather
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said she has suggested to Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez that the party hold its nominating convention in a large stadium that would allow for social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The Democratic National Convention is scheduled to take place in Milwaukee, Wis., Aug. 17-20. But the health emergency the country is facing has caused uncertainty over how conventions can safely take place.
Pelosi said finding a space that would allow individuals to remain six feet apart and potentially shortening the length of the event could be an option.
"When I was a girl, I went with my parents to the convention in Los Angeles, and at that convention, John F. Kennedy was nominated. And he gave his acceptance speech in the Coliseum, this enormous ... stadium. So when Obama did that in Denver, everybody said, 'Oh, it's the first time,' [but] that wasn't the first time: John F Kennedy was the first time," she said during an interview with C-SPAN on Friday evening.
"So my suggestion to Mr. Perez was get a gigantic stadium and put people six feet apart," she continued. "So maybe instead of having 80,000 people there, you would have 16,000 people there and just do it all in one day. I served [on] the platform committee [in 1992] so I know what that entails ... [you] have your platform and then nominate your vice president, nominate the president, have your speeches and everyone go home."
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Pelosi said finding a space that would allow individuals to remain six feet apart.
No need a place has already been selected for the party it’s called a graveyard.
Maybe they could take over a large nursing home complex in NY or NJ.
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