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Seven Days
March 9, 2018
The conservative student group Turning Point at UVM sponsored the event, and Jace Laquerre — a UVM student who served as a GOP delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention — helped organize it. Laquerre said politics were strictly off-limits because of the group's nonprofit status, but theÃâà...
NBC Bay Area
March 9, 2018
... who he supported and backed for president, and Facebook, who has recently been put in question in the wake of the Russian revelations. Thiel has been a known supporter of Trump since the 2016 elections, even speaking at the 2016 Republican National Convention. The feeling was mutual, as it wasÃâà...
Business Insider
March 9, 2018
"Both campaigns have ran too many TV ads, mostly negative and lacking substantive information," Justin DePlato, a political science professor at Robert Morris University and a delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention representing the 18th district, told Business Insider, adding that "lessÃâà...
Charlotte Business Journal
March 9, 2018
Staging the Republican National Convention in 2020 will cost the host city $68 million to $70 million, including cash and other contributions, according to a copy of the requirements issued by the Republican National Committee and sent to the city of Charlotte in December. The 116-page request forÃâà...
WSOC Charlotte
March 8, 2018
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - All eyes were on Charlotte in 2012 when the city hosted the Democratic National Convention, and now the Queen City says it's ready to host the Republican National Convention. A special RNC delegation toured Charlotte on Tuesday. Officials threw the city's name in the hat forÃâà...
WBTV
February 28, 2018
The deadline for cities to submit bids to host the Republican National Convention in 2020 has been extended, officials say, but the city of Charlotte is continuing to put its bid together. In mid-February, city officials announced Charlotte was "evaluating options" convention. The first step is to submit a proposalÃâà...
CNBC
February 21, 2018
If the RNC continues paying Schiller at this rate until the 2020 Republican National Convention, his total fees will likely be north of $500,000. "Trump's bodyguard's firm is getting a fat payout from the RNC and its deep-pocketed donors," said Spaulding, who noted that individual contributors "can give aÃâà...
Charlotte Post
February 18, 2018
City officials announced Thursday they're “evaluating options” before submitting a proposal to party officials to declare interest as a convention site. The city hosted the 2012 Democratic convention – the first national political party gathering in Charlotte history. “This is a wonderful opportunity to showcaseÃâà...
Charlotte Observer
February 16, 2018
Six years after hosting President Barack Obama and the Democrats, the city of Charlotte said Thursday it will submit a bid for the 2020 Republican National Convention. Bids for the RNC are due at the end of February. “We all remember hosting the Democratic National Convention in 2012,” Charlotte MayorÃâà...
cleveland.com
February 7, 2018
Bicycles and gear used by Cleveland police for security during the 2016 Republican National Convention were part of $12.6 million in equipment the city got to keep once the GOP left town. The bicycles, used both for patrol and crowd control, allowed police to restart a unit that had been a casualty to layoffsÃâà...
