From Cleveland: “What are we going to do? No one’s coming,” she says.

[kpete]

A friend calls predawn from Cleveland: “What are we going to do? No one’s coming,” she says.

Even before Nice, people were dropping out. Reservations for 700 rooms for volunteers who were to double up — 1,400 people — had to be canceled, she says. They’re not coming.

None of the party’s previous presidents is attending. Trey Gowdy (S.C.), one of the most respected members of the GOP House caucus, isn’t going. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Wash.), the highest-ranking Republican woman in the House, is skipping it.

Not even Tim Tebow is going.

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[liberal N proud]

1. No one wants to be in Cleveland with Trump

It's bad enough to just be in Cleveland, I know, I live here. Add Trump and oh hell.

[Ohioblue22]

4. I work in cleveland live in North ridgeville

[liberal N proud]

8. Working from home this week?

[Stryder]

37. Well hey there, from Grafton.

I work around W130th myself. Rarely get beyond W110th.
117th at most this week. What with the circus in town.

[Ohioblue22]

40. Grafton is very close to where I live

[Stryder]

41. About 5 min.

[bluejaylane]

23. Be fair. You have the rock and roll hall of fame,

a great Italian section, modern sports facilities, nice areas on the lake, and some tasty brew pubs.

[Travis_0004]

27. They do have professional sports facilities

Maybe one day they will get a professional sports team.

[Stryder]

39. Yeah

Maybe something with a ball and hoop.

[puffy socks]

47. ...

[awoke_in_2003]

31. Plus Playhouse Square

the MetroParks, and Polish Boys.

[liberal N proud]

36. I think it has been the weather that has chilled us on Cleveland

Sunny days are few when months g by with grey skies and the lake effect snow is so depressingly.

[JRT Dem]

52. I registered...

After lurking for quite a bit of time just to respond to this post.

Cleveland is an amazing town. I live here too. If I didn't care for it, I would simply leave.

Cleveland is nothing like it was ten, five or even two years ago. You state the "lake effect snow", but last winter (particularly December) was very, very mild.

Everyone I know--family, friends, colleagues and acquaintances enjoy the many, many interesting amenities Cleveland has to offer. I don't know anyone actively looking to leave the area.

[liberal N proud]

57. We are, as soon as the job moves us or is no longer here

We didn't grow up here, we were transferred here with the company I work for.

That may soon be ending and we will not look back. We have enjoyed parts of Cleveland and other parts not so much. But we were from the mid west, he real mid west, where people don't crap all over each other.

[JRT Dem]

60. No one will miss your negativity

As I previously stated, if you don't like it you should leave.

I'm not sure what you mean by "where people don't crap all over each other"

Happy trails.

I'm sorry you couldn't make it here.

[mahina]

63. Welcome to DU.

I don't have an opinion about Cleveland Good luck next week with the wingers.

[ZombieHorde]

64. Welcome to DU!

I hope to visit your city someday.

[phylny]

67. Welcome to DU!

My aunt and uncle and cousins lived in Westlake, and they loved Cleveland. My oldest cousin, in fact, would love to move back

[Iliyah]

2. Chachi is gonna be a main speaker!!!!!

Whoa hooooooooooooo - NOT

[grossproffit]

9. Scott Baio and his wife are repulsive. I can't believe what they post on Twitter.

2 classless pigs. No offence to pigs.

https://twitter.com/MrsScottBaio

https://twitter.com/ScottBaio

[kpete]

13. Repulsive is right:

[dhill926]

18. jesus....what a fucking asshole...

I would almost get a twitter account just to tell him....he's a fucking asshole....

[maryellen99]

22. I'm not surprised he's married to one of Hugh Hefners sloppy seconds nt

[3catwoman3]

54. Is he...

...still 12?

[L. Coyote]

71. That explains why Trump invited him.

[spanone]

3. don't worry, the media will use the correct camera angles to make it look like a packed house

they desperately want a horse race

[still_one]

5. Trey Gowdy? "one of the most respected members of the GOP House caucus". REALLY? His 7 million

dollar boondoggle benghazi investigation confirms there isn't a very high standard for who some folks seem to respect

[doc03]

6. I got a laugh out of that one, who the hell respects that conehead jerkoff. nt

[still_one]

7. exactly. it's a sick joke in my view

[PatSeg]

15. My reaction as well

Seriously? "One of the most respected"? By who?

Its pretty bad when even the clowns won't ride on the clown car.

[Cryptoad]

35. This!

[Chellee]

58. To be fair, on the issue of his being one of the most respected...

look at his competition. It's not difficult to win a contest when the people you're up against are Louis Gohmert, Joni Ernst, Tom Cotton, Darrell Issa, etc.

[PatSeg]

61. Yeah,

if you look at it that way. What a party, sigh.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

19. Respected by other members of the GOP House caucus. Mutual admiration society. . . nt

[Fla Dem]

21. Kathleen Parker is a politically conservative-leaning columnist for The Washington Post.

A conservative's opinion. What do you expect. She also threw a lot of shade on Clinton in her piece.

[kwassa]

65. Parker was the first conservative columnist to attack Sarah Palin ....

the day after Palin's first big interview with Katy Couric.

the gist of her piece was that Palin is an idiot and should immediately dumped off the ticket with McCain. Parker was right, and received major shit from other Republicans for it.

[awoke_in_2003]

33. Oh...

when I read it, my mind changed it to "disrespected"

[mythology]

46. I think they mean within the Republican party

Sure outside of it he's an utter buffoon, but that can be said about lots of Republicans, Donald Trump, Sarah Palin, Todd Akin, etc etc.

[dembotoz]

10. minus 1400 volunteers...that is not good

at state conventions i have been to its the volunteers that keep the train on the tracks

manning tables and such
expect more confusion on the convention floor

and for the gop with fewer volunteers who will make sure all their klan robes are white and pressed

[calimary]

29. Yep, that's a big part of the "ground game."

If they're not coming - OUCH!!!! MASSIVE OUCH!!!

But hey, anything that winds up being helpful to Hillary, I'll gladly take it!

[KeepItReal]

11. This article conflates a fear of Nice-style terror with GOP antipathy for Trump

People were bailing on the convention *before* the attack happened on Bastille Day.

[treestar]

12. Why would Nice have anything to do with it?

That's just stupid.

[gratuitous]

14. It's a convenient excuse for these fearless patriots

That blood they want to water the tree of liberty isn't going to be any of their precious hemoglobin.

And the lack of volunteers is going to show up all week in dead air and general confusion. Look for the convention to be, by turns, stultifyingly boring and manic overload.

[Wounded Bear]

26. The talking heads will love it...

they get to fill all of the dead air with their face time, babbling about bullshit nobody cares about, repeated over and over again, ad nauseum. I love Rachel Maddow, but even she gets boring during those stupid election night specials when they keep flashing back to the update that says "Nothing new to report, back in 10 minutes." In the meantime, let's fill you in on the news you haven't heard in at least 10 minutes. And do you think the candidates hair style reflects on their belief in neo-fascistic conservatism?

[greymattermom]

51. Love your last line

They talk like people in a Woody Allen movie during all that dead time.

[packman]

16. It's Obama's Fault

Watch the spin to come - somehow, someway liberal policy is going to get blamed .

[brewens]

17. Kathy Chucknorris Rodgers isn't going? Why the hell not? n/t

[bucolic_frolic]

20. Political Parties are like playing cards

Gotta know when to fold 'em!

It's closing time!

[mantis49]

24. OK, so I heard about Tim Tebow backing out the other day.

And my first thought is: Who the hell is that? Just Googled to find out. A frickin' football player? Big whoopin' deal!

That's right up there with a Ted Knight endorsement. (At least I know who he is.)

[Wounded Bear]

28. Yes, a football player...

and not a very good one.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

49. Eh, he won a Heisman.

And had a playoff run in Denver that was rather entertaining if a bit flukish.

But he's not currently playing, so meh.

[Wounded Bear]

55. Lots of players have won Heismans and flopped in the NFL...

Just saying. He was popular among evangelicals, but anybody with some football knowledge recognized that he was a "system" QB in college and unsuited for the NFL.

[zipplewrath]

38. A bible thumpers favorite

He's very popular among the evangelical crowd. Used to genuflect after touchdowns.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

48. I don't believe he even planned on going.

It was just wishful thinking on some people's part that he'd attend, erroneously reported as fact.

[Hoppy]

25. Fuck it. If Tebow ain't going, I ain't gonna go.

[onethatcares]

45. mebbee

they'll get Tom Brady to stand in. I understand he ain't doin' nuttin for a while.

[greiner3]

50. And from what I've read

He'd be a good fit for the convention

[jalan48]

30. Wow-it looks like a slam dunk for the Democrats this year.

[left-of-center2012]

32. Two of Trump's three wives will not be there n/t

[Cryptoad]

34. Hows about Ted the child molster? is he going to make it

[NightWatcher]

42. Won't somebody think of the hookers?

Republican functions usually provide a big boom in the kinky sex worker industry when they come to town.

[maryellen99]

43. What no George Zimmerman and Darren Wilson? Nt

[lindysalsagal]

44. People used to volunteer at the RNC? Why? They have all the $$.

Let Donald hire a few hundred workers, organize and train and supervise them

oh, wait....

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

53. No worries, police and the media will be there. Doughnut shops will thrive.

Also, BLM, KKK, NBPP will make things entertaining.

Bikers for Trump will be there, but they may not need hotel rooms. A barroom floor should work just fine.

The roadies who fill the red, white, and blue balloons will be there, too. But only if Trump pays them in advance. Nobody trusts Trump to pay his bills.

Big question: why is your friend calling in the pre-dawn? Are they up early? Or out late?

[villager]

56. "respected?" Someone didn't catch the error in the copy, I guess. nt

[Iggo]

59. "Trey Gowdy (S.C.), one of the most respected members of the GOP House caucus..."

Wait.

What?

[rickford66]

62. No Joe The Plumber ?

[struggle4progress]

70. It's OK: we're all Joe-the-Plumber!

[roamer65]

66. Best thing that could happen to this thing is empty seats... LOTS of empty seats. N/t

[struggle4progress]

68. But if they don't go, they'll miss the latest Benghazi revelations!

[L. Coyote]

69. Republicans are hesitant to return to their crime scene. Cleveland is where they stole black votes.

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