Boston Globe: Distinct possibility GOP Convention will be cancelled

[WI_DEM]

(I doubt it will be though)

TAMPA - There is a distinct possibility that the 2012 Republican National Convention will be cancelled.

The decision may come not so much because the Tampa-St. Petersburg area will suffer a direct hit from Isaac, which built from a tropical storm toward a hurricane as Sunday turned to Monday.

Rather, it may happen because of the damage the high winds and rain would inevitably wreak elsewhere on the Gulf Coast just before the delegates are slated to reconvene Tuesday in the Tampa Bay convention hall.

Conversations with a series of top advisers to presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney made clear that his staff is proceeding afoot with plans to conduct their party’s quadrennial nominating convention.

A conference call at 5:45 p.m. Sunday spelled out the adjusted schedule for Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday after organizers earlier decided to cancel Monday’s opening convention session.

That would render the whole convention exercise a net loss for their candidate, rather than a positive force propelling him into the fall campaign.

Consider for a moment the juxtaposition of President Obama marshaling his administration’s forces and personally visiting New Orleans or Mobile, Ala., in the aftermath of the storm’s landfall, all while the convention hall is filled with delegates dressed in funny hats listening to partisan speeches.

http://www.boston.com/politicalintelligence/2012/08/26/while-romney-campaign-talks-forging-ahead-isaac-may-prompt-convention-cancellation/D1rB5Sxn1uoqSNF1qgrUIN/story.html

[yardwork]

1. They'll move forward with it and continue to talk about cutting wasteful spending.

Why would the Republicans allow reality to alter their rhetoric this time?

[sadbear]

2. If they did cancel it, it would be a political calculation.

I'm not sure how that would work, though, except maybe to dampen the spirit of the DNC Convention, or to get some kind of sympathy support. Who knows?

[Jackpine Radical]

3. Not to mention the Republicans and their GW-denying platform

being beset by rather forceful evidence of the flaws in their theory.

[Scuba]

4. They'll probably cancel as part of a "damage control" strategy. Every word they say damages them.

[ananda]

5. Good grief!

It won't be cancelled.

For one whole week the Reeps will have undivided
media fawning and attention 24/7.

[WI_DEM]

6. I agree it won't be cancelled, but if Isaac hits the gulf hard it won't be

undivided attention either, and President Obama will be in the picture visitng the Gulf (as he has done in the past) and his administration helping as much as possible. It all depends on what Isaac does.

[Bluenorthwest]

7. The RNC was originally slated to get just one hour for just three nights on networks....

Of course the 'cable news industry' will be nonstop, but that is a tiny niche market, most Americans do not watch it at all. The networks will show an hour and go back to their money making programming, and that is what most Americans will watch....

[longship]

8. Distinct possibility that Dems cancel convention as ecumenical offer to Reps.

Nonsense. Isaac misses and Tampa is well protected. Plus they have a Dem city govt. no worries, Reps. Come on down.

[Javaman]

9. too much pride, ego and money (not necessarily in that order) riding on it to be canceled.

there could be exploding volcanoes with 6.0 earthquakes every second and they would still hold it.

[HopeHoops]

10. Man, the Palin look-alike strippers and gay hookers are going to be REALLY bummed out if it happens.

They been preparing for WEEKS for this thing!