Charlotte backs RNC bid after contentious meeting. Here's what's next.

[brooklynite]

Source: Charlotte Observer

After a 3 1/2-hour debate, Charlotte City Council narrowly voted Monday to support hosting the 2020 Republican National Convention.

With their vote in favor of allowing the city manager to negotiate contracts with the Republican National Committee and the local host committee, city leaders expect to win the convention this week. The RNC site selection committee will make its decision at a vote in Austin, Texas.

The final City Council vote was 6-5. Council members debated whether Charlotte could host President Donald Trump without endorsing him and his administration’s controversial policies, but they ultimately decided that the potential benefits outweigh risks to the city.

More than 100 speakers who gave their opinion to City Council were passionate but mostly civil. However, the council debate showed how divided the city — like the nation — is, with a council member comparing Trump supporters to the KKK while others said the convention is Charlotte’s best chance to shine on the national stage.

Read more: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/rnc-2020/article214823895.html

[Midnight Writer]

1. Great messaging, guys!

[keithbvadu2]

2. It will shine with all the hookers coming into the city.

It will shine with all the hookers coming into the city.

Not necessarily all female.

https://www.google.com/search?source=hp&ei=gkRNW8zZAqnN0wLMya7YBA&q=republican+conventions+hookers&oq=republican+conventions+hookers&gs_l=psy-ab.3...6747.14162.0.15241.32.31.0.0.0.0.318.4131.0j20j4j1.26.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..6.22.3689.6..0j35i39k1j0i131k1j0i20i264k1j0i131i20i264k1j0i3k1j0i22i30k1j0i22i10i30k1.131.wWGOhSZnkYg

[LiberalLovinLug]

3. The black eye on their city, plus all the extra policing costs will dull that shine pretty quick.

[justhanginon]

4. Forget about Charlotte, the RNC has decided on St. Petersburg.

The St. Petersburg in Russia not Florida. Putin won that concession too.

[llmart]

5. "the benefits outweigh the risks"

That means it's all about the money. Well, we'll see if there is any "benefit" to Charlotte when the protests start.

[CRK7376]

6. Please, please, please RNC

select somewhere other than Charlotte for your freak show to take place in 2020. My state has enough crap to deal with like a Supermajority State House and Senate that are rabid Republicans, Mark Meadows, Richard Burr, Thom Tillis, and the craziest loon of them all Virginia Foxx.....Please spare us RNC, go to some other state for your convention.

[octoberlib]

7. This makes me sick. We have a Dem Mayor and our City Council

is 9 D's 2 R's. 4 Dem City Council members completely disregarded their constituents. What's sad is that a black gentleman walking out of the City Council hearing got accosted by a group of Trump supporters screaming "we're proud we're white!" and "white power!" . I feel bad for PoC in this city and feel it will be extra dangerous for them during that week. And some Democrats just gave them the finger and said we'll take the money. I hope they think it's worth it because it will tarnish this city. Apparently, we're the only city that wants this toxic shitshow, so we'll probably get it.