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July 18, 2016

RNC Opens in Cleveland, But Some Senators are Too Busy Fly-Fishing
 
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The Republican National Convention opens in Cleveland, Ohio, today, with
more than 50,000 people flooding into Cleveland for the convention,
where the Republican Party is slated to formally nominate real estate
mogul Donald Trump to be the party's presidential nominee, and to ratify
the party platform. More than a dozen Republican leaders have decided to
skip the RNC. South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham says he's not coming
because he doesn't support Donald Trump. Arizona Senator Jeff Flake says
he's staying home because he'd rather mow his lawn. Florida
Congressmember Dennis Ross is skipping the RNC because "It's a good time
to be fishing in Montana." Florida Senator Marco Rubio, Arizona Senator
John Mc Cain and Kentucky Senator Rand Paul will be skipping the
convention. But many other party leaders and operatives are thrilled
about the opening of the 2016 RNC, including Georgia Congressmember Rob
Woodall, who said, "The place we're going to pick the next leader of the
free world? Heck yeah, I'm going!"
Topics:Donald Trump Republican Party2016 Election

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