Thank you for joining us on day two of the 2020 Republican National convention. You can find this event and the latest Convention News on our Convention Hub at thehill. Com. This program is also coming to you live on facebook and twitter. The presidency is not the only race up for grabs in november. Today, we look for the battle for control of congress and other down ballot races. We have terrific guests joining us, but before we dive in i would like to thank the American Petroleum institute for their support of the event. Along with the president ial campaign, congressional and other down ballot races have also been affected by the pandemic. What that could mean for republicans as they seek to control retain control of the senate and take back the house. Before we get underway, a few housekeeping notes you can tweet us at the hill events using thehill2020. We are live and we could experience occasional troubles with the video, usually refreshing the page will fix the problem. Now, to
And the Business Community in charlotte. What is the state of the Rnc Convention this august . Jim that is a good question because people down here arent sure. One thing we do know is that the president wants a big rally for his acceptance speech. He cant get acceptance speech. He cant get that here, at least right now. They are planning to have the official business of the convention in charlotte. Whether the actual nominations might happen here, it is all up in the air. People are still talking. There are contracts involving the convention and visitors bureau. Even the charlotte hornets, who have the arena and have contracted that. There is still a lot of talking. Host what about the reaction within the Hospitality Industry banking on revenue for the region . Jim the Hospitality Industry is looking at this as a lifeline. No doubt they had a rocky last two or three months, lost business, restaurants boarded up or closed. With the news of the convention leaving, there was one business
He cant get that here, at least right now. They are planning to have the official business of the convention in charlotte. Whether the actual nominations might happen here, it is all up in the air. People are still talking. There are contracts involving the convention and visitors bureau. Even the charlotte hornets, who have the arena and have contracted that. There is still a lot of talking. Host what about the reaction within the Hospitality Industry banking on revenue for the region . Jim the Hospitality Industry is looking at this as a lifeline. No doubt they had a rocky last two or three months, lost business, restaurants boarded up or closed. With the news of the convention leaving, there was one business we had a story on this morning that is closing because that was like the last straw for them. It was a business downtown not far from the Spectrum Center where the convention would have been held. Businesses are looking at it as a lost opportunity. The Host Committee of the conv
A lot of mixed messages the past couple of days between the president s tweets, the rnc, and the Business Community in charlotte. So what is the state of the Rnc Convention this august . Jim that is a good question because people down here arent sure. One thing we do know is that the president wants a big rally for his acceptance speech. He cant get acceptance speech. He cant get that here, at least right now. They are planning to have the official business of the convention in charlotte. Whether the actual nominations might happen here, it is all up in the air. People are still talking. There are contracts involving the convention and visitors bureau. Even the charlotte hornets, who have the arena and have contracted that. There is still a lot of talking. Host what about the reaction within the Hospitality Industry banking on revenue for the region . Jim the Hospitality Industry is looking at this as a lifeline. No doubt they had a rocky last two or three months, lost business, restau
Observer newspaper in North Carolina. Cspan interviewed him about the upcoming president ial race and what the impact might be on voters if the Republican Convention were split between charlotte and another city. Joining us via zoom from charlotte, North Carolina is jim morrill for the charlotte observer. A lot of mixed messages between the president s tweets, the rnc, and the Business Community in charlotte. What is the state of the Rnc Convention this august . Jim that is a good question because people down here arent sure. One thing we do know is that the president wants a big rally for his acceptance speech. And he cant get that here, at least right now. So theyre looking at other cities for that. But they are planning to have the official business of the convention in charlotte. That not sure exactly what means, whether its meetings of the rules committee or things that. Or whether the actual nominations might happen here, it is all up in the air. People are still talking. There a