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GOP convention in Jacksonville tentatively a done deal, Washington Post reports
Read full article: GOP convention in Jacksonville tentatively a done deal, Washington Post reportsJACKSONVILLE, Fla. Republicans have tentatively settled on Jacksonville as the new destination for the GOP premier festivities in August, according to the Washington Post, citing three Republican officials. The Post also reported Republican officials were in Jacksonville on Monday looking at the city and the surrounding areas. According to the report in The Post, aides to Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry did not immediately respond to a request for comment. For some, like a group of Jacksonville pastors, the fact that moving the RNC to Jacksonville has been discussed and not made public is bothersome to them. Republican officials have also been considering several other locations for the convention, including Orlando, Nashville, Dallas, and Savannah, Ga.