Poll: Most Jacksonville Voters Don’t Want RNC To Host Convention In Their City

The GOP decided to move its headliner events at the Republican National Convention in August to Jacksonville, Florida, but a majority of the city’s voters would rather they didn’t.


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The GOP decided to move its headliner events at the Republican National Convention in August to Jacksonville, Florida, but a majority of the city’s voters would rather they didn’t.

When was the last time the GOP cared about what the majority of the voters wanted?

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“We’ve already said good-bye
Since you’ve got to go, oh you’d better go now
Go now go now…”

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“Most Jacksonville Voters Don’t Want RNC To Host Convention In Their City.”

They are particularly upset that they will be required to rename their city Nuremberg.

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Gee wiz, I can’t understand why the voters wouldn’t want it there.

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I doubt there is a city capable of holding the convention that wouldn’t feel the same right now. He loves the adoring feedback so much he’s only listening to the vocal rubes, not realizing even most of his base is genuinely afraid of this thing.

What is the Dem plan for the convention? Are they doing it virtually or live or scrapping it all together? They don’t matter nearly as much as they once did. I’m fine with just scrapping it.

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Jacksonville has been spared the worst of Covid-19 so far. I guess Jacksonville citizens want to keep it that way. Good for them.

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My sister lives in Jax and is not happy about this.

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That’s saying something, because Jax-ville is as redneck as FL gets (at least on the east side). It’s basically southern GA with beaches and a slightly more terrible gubbnah.

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If only we could all get through the first wave without it killing all of us.

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I’m surprised there hasn’t been a push to rename Jacksonville. You do know who it’s named after, don’t you?

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Even Jason says “STAY AWAY!!!” But he’s smarter than most of the R-party.

Jason-The-Good-Place-Jaguars

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On the other side, 42 percent of voters said they approved of having the convention in their state. 14 percent told pollsters they “somewhat support” the move, while 28 percent said they “strongly support” it.

There´s that 28% again. They will never get better.

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Speaking of FL. Rat-fucking alert!

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Toles has nailed that caricature.

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How many Jefferson Counties are there in the South? And they’re not named for Thomas.

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When was the last time they got the majority of votes?

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