The president’s political advisers are actively discussing ways to scale down the 4-day Republican National Convention in hopes it can safely proceed amid concerns about coronavirus “There will be a convention,” one adviser said. “You can bank on that”
People involved in planning the GOP convention said it’s too soon to know if it will be shortened, but the idea is under consideration and may depend on what the Democrats do.
About 40 states and territories submitted plans to the Republican National Committee with their updated guidelines, mostly to avoid any embarrassment, as was the case with a late delegate scramble in Cleveland in 2016. This time, senior officials said, the campaign has made a concerted effort to ensure a “predetermined outcome” and essentially plan for more of a coronation than a convention.
“We do not think at this time we have to switch to an alternative plan, but of course we will monitor circumstances and adjust accordingly,” McDaniel told reporters. “So currently, going forward, we're planning on a full-scale convention.”
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