Herr Trump is going to be without some usual party-goers at the Pawn Shops:
“I would rather attend the public hanging of a good friend,” says Will Ritter, an up-and-coming Republican digital strategist who worked on the three previous conventions.
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"This is the first year in the past two decades that Republicans aren’t excited about attending the convention. Normally, we’re all jazzed up about getting together and celebrating our nominee,” said Chris Perkins, a GOP pollster who has attended every Republican convention since 1996. “There’s nothing to celebrate this cycle. I’m going because I have to, not because I want to.”
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“Don’t use my name,” said one senior party strategist. “I don’t want anyone to know I’m there.” (A few days after the interview, the strategist got back in touch, having decided not to go, after all.)
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“I am there for one day on business,” said Danny Diaz, who served as Jeb Bush’s campaign manager and advises a number of the party’s most prominent figures. “It is business and nothing more.”
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“What’s there to celebrate?” asked Jay Zeidman, a Texas health care executive whose family has been a major benefactor of the Republican Party. “The party has hit rock bottom in terms of leadership.”
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“I don’t want anything close to the appearance of supporting Trump,” said Jason Roe, a veteran party strategist. “This ship can sink without me as a passenger.”
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“The convention is usually a four-day political party that every operative wants to go to, but it’s different this year,” said Ryan Williams, a former Mitt Romney aide who will be skipping Cleveland. “Republican political operatives are not excited about the nominee, and they don’t believe it will be a worthwhile convention to attend.”
If an incident occurred and there was noone present, was it an incident?
“I would rather attend the public hanging of a good friend,” says Will Ritter, an up-and-coming Republican digital strategist who worked on the three previous conventions.
...
"This is the first year in the past two decades that Republicans aren’t excited about attending the convention. Normally, we’re all jazzed up about getting together and celebrating our nominee,” said Chris Perkins, a GOP pollster who has attended every Republican convention since 1996. “There’s nothing to celebrate this cycle. I’m going because I have to, not because I want to.”
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“Don’t use my name,” said one senior party strategist. “I don’t want anyone to know I’m there.” (A few days after the interview, the strategist got back in touch, having decided not to go, after all.)
...
“I am there for one day on business,” said Danny Diaz, who served as Jeb Bush’s campaign manager and advises a number of the party’s most prominent figures. “It is business and nothing more.”
...
“What’s there to celebrate?” asked Jay Zeidman, a Texas health care executive whose family has been a major benefactor of the Republican Party. “The party has hit rock bottom in terms of leadership.”
...
“I don’t want anything close to the appearance of supporting Trump,” said Jason Roe, a veteran party strategist. “This ship can sink without me as a passenger.”
...
“The convention is usually a four-day political party that every operative wants to go to, but it’s different this year,” said Ryan Williams, a former Mitt Romney aide who will be skipping Cleveland. “Republican political operatives are not excited about the nominee, and they don’t believe it will be a worthwhile convention to attend.”
If an incident occurred and there was noone present, was it an incident?
