Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Columbus vying for 2016 Political Conventions (Lebanon, Jackson: arena, land)

[motorman]

Originally Posted by Natural510

I'm sure he hosts the best evangelical, family-values oriented Las Vegas party money can buy.

Most certainly this desert-entertainment mogul bathes in all his brouhaha and importance--but, then again, Adelson and LV may not be the final answer to the GOP in 2016. Please be mindful that the Repubicans also access one of their most lucrative ATM's in the entire nation...located in ZIP CODE 45243, otherwise known as "Indian Hill."

[costello_musicman]

Cleveland's hotel room push for 2016 (2 min VIDEO):

Hilton breaks ground for Convention Center hotel

[Cleverfield]

Final 4. What now Cincinnati and Vegas?

Cleveland still in the running to host Republican National Convention, four cities make latest cut | cleveland.com

[Cleverfield]

No comment from the Cinci faction? You talked a big game, and now that you lost you're keeping your mouth shut huh?

[Kamms]

Originally Posted by Cleverfield

Final 4. What now Cincinnati and Vegas?

Cleveland still in the running to host Republican National Convention, four cities make latest cut | cleveland.com

I think, and hope, Cleveland will get the RNC. It most likely will be between Denver and Cleveland with CLE pulling it off, finally.

[jbcmh81]

Here's to Cleveland winning the GOP... and one of the other 2 getting the Dems.

[Kamms]

Originally Posted by jbcmh81

Here's to Cleveland winning the GOP... and one of the other 2 getting the Dems.

It would be great if both conventions were held in Ohio; even better if CLE landed both! However, how can Columbus and Cinci overcome the same obstacles that deterred the Republicans?

[motorman]

Originally Posted by Kamms

It would be great if both conventions were held in Ohio; even better if CLE landed both! However, how can Columbus and Cinci overcome the same obstacles that deterred the Republicans?

Yes, it would be nice if both political conventions would be held in Ohio, but this probably won't happen.

First of all, let's not get too far ahead of ourselves by claiming victory for CLE quite yet.

Yes, CLE was left standing (!) in this 2nd GOP elimination, but then comes the next round--and the inner dynamics of these political feeding-frenzies are not going to be revealed to the general public. Yes, unlike Cincy, CLE came on both early, strong, and committed with some serious $$$ combined with some serious CBD amenities. In contrast, from the very beginning, any politico in Cincy understood what was happening--but lips were sealed and commitments made in secret.

For "public consumption," Cincinnati bowed out of RNC consideration because of one well-known, aged arena on the river, but, believe me, this wasn't the real reason at all...

(The real reason was that John F. Barrett, the powerful oligarch of both W&S Life and right-wing Queen City politics--overstepped even his well-heeled friends' boundaries in his self-serving push to bring the GOP to Cincy to serve his own purposes, namely in his promotion of a "W&S financial district," centered on and around a renovated Anna Louis Inn.)

In short, Barrett's many ultra-wealthy Cincy connections (read in: Indian Hill) told him, point blank, that they and their families were simply not going to squander millions of dollars on a lost cause--namely because the Hillary Clinton juggernaut will undoubtedly steamroll the GOP in 2016. So, unlike John Barrett's personal agenda for GOP visitations into his own financial 4th St sanction/playground, Cincy's right-wing "creme de la creme" reserved their $$$ in for better times than 2016. (And, lest anyone forget, John Barrett and other well-known Cincy corporate chieftains, said nothing in support of the new streetcar or of any development in OTR. Hypocrites, all!)

And, as for Columbus, I needn't comment (hopefully others will). But neither Cbus nor Cincy are racing to claim the DNC 2016 convention--nor should they, for reasons both apparent and divergent...and for anyone in CLE to hope that their city will claim BOTH the RNC and DNC's...well, let me know what you guys' are smokin' up there...namely because it's gotta be some good stuff! (Later, Ohio dudes...)

[woxyroxme]

The GOP would pick Cincinnati over Cleveland any day even if US Bank arena is too "old" mainly because Cleveland is such a blue area and if they came to Cincinnati they could count on being able to whip up their Könservativen minions into a frenzy.

It's too bad Cincinnati withdrew their bid but I am sure whoever they nominate will stop by Lebanon to make an appearance at Rob Portman's haunted hotel some time in October.

[Cleverfield]

Originally Posted by woxyroxme

The GOP would pick Cincinnati over Cleveland any day even if US Bank arena is too "old" mainly because Cleveland is such a blue area and if they came to Cincinnati they could count on being able to whip up their Könservativen minions into a frenzy.

It's too bad Cincinnati withdrew their bid but I am sure whoever they nominate will stop by Lebanon to make an appearance at Rob Portman's haunted hotel some time in October.

You obviously are not understanding. Cincinnati withdrew its bid, because the committee found that they didn't have the facilities and infrastructure needed. In other words, they allowed Cincinnati to withdraw before they could reject their bid.