Democrats Move Convention To Smaller Venue, Cap Attendance Due To Coronavirus

TOPLINE

The Democratic National Convention will be moved to a significantly more compact venue in Milwaukee, while state delegations will be asked not to come, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett announced Wednesday.

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Key Background

The Republican Party moved the marquee events of their convention from Charlotte, North Carolina to Jacksonville, Florida, earlier this month after North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper and President Trump came to an impasse over the size and scale of the convention. Its been met with wide disapproval from Jacksonville voters, 58% of whom oppose hosting convention events according to a University of North Florida poll.

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$200 million. Barrett said that the city had hoped to receive a cash infusion of $200 million. “I think it’s safe to say it will be a fraction of that,” he admitted, while predicting that hotels in the city wouldn’t be as hard hit as other businesses.

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“All these changes have been driven by the pandemic that we are experiencing,” Barret underscored.