Jacksonville Residents Reject Trump, RNC Amid COVID Fears, Poll Shows
Source: newsweek
By Ramsey Touchberry On 6/22/20 at 3:45 PM EDT
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A plurality of people who call Jacksonville, Florida, home don't want President Donald Trump and Republicans holding their national convention in their town this summer.
That's according to a new poll commissioned by an anti-Trump group composed of GOP figures: Republican Voters Against Trump, which is tied to Republicans for the Rule of Law that consistently advocates for the president's removal from office.
Nearly half of voters surveyed49 percentsaid they do not support the Republican National Convention being held in Jacksonville, while 39 percent said they do. And 12 percent had no opinion. The survey also found that Trump trails presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden in a head-to-head match-up: 51 percent to 43 percent...........................
.................Fears over the ongoing pandemic appear to be front and center for Jacksonville residents' opposition to hosting the RNC.
Most of the surveyed voters61 percentindicated they are "concerned" that the convention could create a new virus outbreak in the local community. Thirty-nine percent said they were not concerned..................................
Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/jacksonville-residents-reject-trump-rnc-amid-covid-fears-poll-shows-1512625
I imagine no one asked the citizens of Jacksonville if they wanted the convention.
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Initech
(100,097 posts)Our "president" is such an irresponsible jackass it's hard to comprehend.
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(13,608 posts)keithbvadu2
(36,869 posts)Put it in Donald's home town; West Palm Beach.
There is a large golf course that can hold thousands of Trumpsters.
Plenty of parking for motor homes.
He will be happy to have the food concessions.