Should San Antonio chase a bid to host the 2020 Republican National Convention? This week on Just This, Rick and I discuss an intense debate on the subject that took place in a March meeting between City and Bexar County officials, business and civic leaders, and RNC representatives.
We also examine San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg’s decision earlier this week to take the matter to City Council, and charges that he misrepresented the Republican National Committee’s interest in a bid from the city.
Nirenberg’s move came in the wake of an email and, then, a series of taunting tweets by former San Antonio businessman Brad Parscale, who ran President Donald Trump’s digital media operations in the 2016 election and is now manager of Trump’s 2020 reelection campaign. Parscale is pushing for San Antonio to submit a bid for the convention.
We examine claims of economic benefits, as well the potential costs of hosting a national political party’s nominating convention – including potential protests and civic backlash from Trump opponents.
Join us every Friday for Just This. Listen in, and send us your feedback. Just This, produced by Photo Editor Scott Ball, will be available here on the Rivard Report and on iTunes and Stitcher at 5 a.m.
No matter what RNC in San Antonio equals Rivard Report clicks for days!
Never listened to “Just This”, but this subject brought me here fast.
Imagine your site traffic in the weeks leading up, during, and immediately afterwards…holy moly
Can I say this safely? Too many Republicans already want to deport a significant number of the residents of living here. Why would we invite more of them here?
You do realize that President Trump provide a path for recipients of DACA and the Dems turned it down?
What are the odds that the current RNC will have a convention in a city that didn’t carry them in the last presidential election? I think pretty slim. Why waste the money chasing something that won’t happen.
Scott, This is an actual good point. Thanks for not pointing fingers!
First time I tune in, well balanced discussion.
Funny side note: Beth mistakenly calls Sculley, the mayor. At 10:19. Priceless !
She was quoting from Parscale’s tweet when she did that.
I read on another site that the reason Parscale is getting so forceful is that other cities (which the RNC would prefer) are not working on bids with any sense of committment. I don’t know if this is true, but I am searching other news sites for any confirmation.
The GOP wants us to pony up $70 million to hold the convention here?
You’ve got to be kidding!
I’d just like to comment that I’d really enjoy a longer version of your weekly podcast because I enjoy it so much.
Maybe a local figure …council member, community leader, developer, someone involved in the current hot topic…guest every now and then would be fun? Just saying as a listener I’d donate for that.
Thank you!