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Trump cancels RNC in Jacksonville: ‘It’s just not the right time for that’
Tampa Bay Times ^ | 07/23/2020 | Steve Contorno

Posted on 07/23/2020 2:44:07 PM PDT by armyofprinciples

President Donald Trump is cancelling the Republican National Convention in Jacksonville, he announced Thursday during a White House briefing.

(Excerpt) Read more at tampabay.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: homeschoolers; homeschooling; jacksonville; maskmandatenext; movedtocharlotte; rnc
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To: miserare

Your family certainly goes against the norms, don’t they?

Two people in your family recently lost to covid? Hmmm. Very unlikely.

Something like 70-80% support nationwide for schools reopening, but six mothers in your family (who are lucky to be alive apparently, given your family’s proclivity for covid) have all decided to home school this year?

Wow. Bullshit.


121 posted on 07/23/2020 7:13:27 PM PDT by NorthWoody (A vote is like a rifle: its usefulness depends upon the character of the user. - Theodore Roosevelt)
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To: armyofprinciples

I think it make sense... the riots would over take the message....peaceful ones like in chicago...please watch to end, it is not graphic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XJy3sTz3Ww


122 posted on 07/23/2020 7:15:21 PM PDT by Driver32 (I like airplane noise)
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To: NorthWoody

It’s the God’s honest truth.

Oldtime Freepers will vouch for my veracity.

Take your snark elsewhere.


123 posted on 07/23/2020 7:17:57 PM PDT by miserare ( Respect for life--life of all kinds-- is the first principle of civilization.~~A. Schweitzer.)
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To: IrishBrigade

It is time for men to outvote women. Come on guys— and I’m a woman!


124 posted on 07/23/2020 7:17:59 PM PDT by olivia3boys
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To: vigilence

Concur; adapt to changed conditions.


125 posted on 07/23/2020 7:27:11 PM PDT by af_vet_1981 (The bus came by and I got on, That's when it all began)
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To: Spktyr

Those are all goo suggestions. Talk to everyone, everyone is a potential Trump vote or a potential non-voter.


126 posted on 07/23/2020 7:30:07 PM PDT by Meatspace
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To: alstewartfan

Since many of the participants are elderly, hydroxychloroquine would be contraindicated.

Plus a lot of these old guys and gals are vulnerable to the virus moreso in a closed, packed venue.

Many have comorbidities like high blood pressure, overweight, and liver problems.

Trump has done the right thing by cancelling .


127 posted on 07/23/2020 7:31:26 PM PDT by miserare ( Respect for life--life of all kinds-- is the first principle of civilization.~~A. Schweitzer.)
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To: miserare

I agree

The older folks would go, too


128 posted on 07/23/2020 7:33:59 PM PDT by combat_boots (God bless Israel and all who protect and defend her. Merry Christmas! In God We Trust!)
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To: vigilence

Darn right.

I’m sure his internal polls are assuring him that the pandemic is a major concern for multitudes of voters.


129 posted on 07/23/2020 7:34:58 PM PDT by miserare ( Respect for life--life of all kinds-- is the first principle of civilization.~~A. Schweitzer.)
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To: ncalburt

You are the second healthcare person, that I personally know of, that insists this is a YUGE hoax.


130 posted on 07/23/2020 7:36:19 PM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: Driver32

Our President has been painted into a corner. If the convention takes place, one can be certain outbreaks will be contact traced back to the convention and will be non-stop fodder for the press from convention to election day, not to mention the political ads repeating the same. Now that JAX is off the table, and seemingly a traditional convention altogether, our President has ceded what seemed to be his position that the China virus is an overblown Bolshevik ploy perpetuated by the media. So here we are, at a crossroads, where liberty intersects tyranny, and many Americans are thirsting for daddy to kiss their boo boo. Some do so understanding the implications of their subservience, or they just do not give a sh$t and want want want. Most, however, being so meticulously groomed into thirsty little bots by communism over the past 1/2 century +, have no idea they are lead actors in a play that threatens to destroy the single greatest nation the world has ever known. President Trump MUST cut through the media filter and reassure America, the ones of us who care and those who have enough sense to care, that there are brighter days ahead. We will not give in to the pressures of collectivism, we will cherish our individualism, and restore the allure of patriotism. “Nil desperandum, — Never Despair. That is a motto for you and me. All are not dead; and where there is a spark of patriotic fire, we will rekindle it.” Samuel Adams


131 posted on 07/23/2020 7:46:01 PM PDT by armyofprinciples (something's amiss)
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To: armyofprinciples
Bears repeating:

“Nil desperandum, — Never Despair.

That is a motto for you and me.
All are not dead;
and where there is a spark of patriotic fire,
we will rekindle it.”

--Samuel Adams

132 posted on 07/23/2020 8:05:36 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: wattojawa; carriage_hill

Ping.

Next Friday?


133 posted on 07/23/2020 8:06:35 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: armyofprinciples

He should come to Texas.


134 posted on 07/23/2020 8:20:44 PM PDT by luvie (The bravery and dedication of our troops in keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American!)
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To: Spktyr; RoseofTexas

You are welcome to your opinion, though you are both wrong. = (Even ignorant, worthless opinions are OK, as it’s called freedom of speech/thought/expression.)

To Spktyr,

Complaining/Whining/Carping about another member’s typing style, no matter how eccentric, makes you LOOK foolish & simply silly, unless/until you become “perfect in every way”.
(Is your middle name “KAREN”, perchance??).

Yours, TMN78247


135 posted on 07/23/2020 8:29:37 PM PDT by TMN78247 ("VICTORY or DEATH", William Barrett Travis, LtCol, comdt., Fortress of the Alamo, Bejar, F'by 241836)
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To: NImerc
Trump is behind in internal polling, which is why he demoted his campaign manager and installed a new one. Do you think Trump would have changed campaign managers if he was ahead in his own polls?

Many people here project their beliefs on others thinking how could the other guy win. I recall both Obama victories and folks here said the polls were wrong and there is no way Obama could win - well the polls were correct and he did win. The polls also showed Trump losing the national vote by 2 to 3 points to Hillary and that is what happened. The individual state polls in some key states were wrong.

So forget the polls if you want, but pay attention to where the Trump campaign puts its campaign resources.

The new campaign manager has withdrawn all resources from CO, NM and VA, conceding those three states to Biden, which was never really in doubt for Biden anyway and has put those resources in Texas - which should be a slam dunk. So that leads credence to reports last week that Trump's internal poll was leading in Texas by only 2 points and Republicans were leading the congressional generic poll by just 1 point in Texas. So, thankfully, the election is not today because I believe Trump would lose, but there is time to recover.

The first votes will be cast in 6 short weeks.

136 posted on 07/23/2020 8:42:29 PM PDT by Dave W
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To: tet68
No one assumes anyone here on this site would change their vote. Campaigns aren't for people like us who are solid for Trump. Campaigns are waged for the persaudables who can vary depending on the year and issues.

Trump did what he did today because the logistics of having a convention at this time is difficult at best. Recall his Tampa rally - only 2/3 of the arena was filled - people are scared - even Republicans.

I think it is overblown, but telling the millions of suburban women out there that it is overblown is a slap in their face, basically telling them that he does not take their concern seriously, which is not a smart way to try to get elected.

137 posted on 07/23/2020 8:54:17 PM PDT by Dave W
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To: armyofprinciples

Now the media will stop covering Florida twenty-four seven and it’s surging pandemic. In a week it will just fade away from the news cycle!!


138 posted on 07/23/2020 9:31:13 PM PDT by lionstar
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To: Dave W
This is what the polls tell us is really happening....a voting fraud like no other...Biden who has been an elected government employee for nearly 50 years, has changed his tune to fit the times and the politics for years and has done precious little to better America BUT has enriched himself and family using his office to do so...the radical left headed by Pelosi are hoping to regain their power by making the politician Biden potus so they can run Ms. Obama as the biden V.P....effectively giving BHO the Marxist a fourth term. Obama has been totally unconstitutional about leaving office...he has actively been engaged in the silent coup of President Trump....IMHO.


139 posted on 07/23/2020 10:12:20 PM PDT by yoe (Want to HELP the Slave Trade and Drug Cartels in USA? Vote for a democrat........)
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To: Dave W

Well thought out post. I am leaning in the same direction but I believe it is somewhat closer. I also think there are many things yet to come that are going to have a large impact on the voting.


140 posted on 07/23/2020 10:52:51 PM PDT by NImerc
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