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Anthony_Hugo98 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 25, 2021 6:13 pm What’s the average economic impact for an event of that scale?

earthling wrote: ↑Mon Oct 25, 2021 6:28 pm Wouldn't they select a purple/questionable state in the end? MO is pretty much a GOP lock at this point, even if someone nuttier than Trump nominated. Georgia is a major GOP concern right now, and AZ.

normalthings wrote: ↑Mon Oct 25, 2021 6:23 pm

Anthony_Hugo98 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 25, 2021 6:13 pm What’s the average economic impact for an event of that scale?

Cleveland saw 50,000 visitors and a 90% average occupancy for the region. 100% for downtown CLE. Hotel ADR more than doubled.

$40 million in direct spending occured by the visitors. Federal government spend $50 on security with 50% in local wages. $110 million total direct spending.Total economic impact was around $190 million.

Goonies wrote: ↑Mon Oct 25, 2021 8:29 pm I can already hear the cry babies in Volker, Hyde Park, etc "Dont welcome hate to KC!!!"

But hard work and dedication may have been less important than physical reality, some local officials said. Convention delegates faced long rides on buses to reach the sparkling downtown arena — a setup that proved disastrous in Tampa, Fla., in 2012, when some conventioneers sat for hours waiting for post-session transportation. Indeed, the GOP decision is expected to increase public discussion of a convention hotel downtown, a project on Kansas City’s to-do list for years.

Goonies wrote: ↑Mon Oct 25, 2021 10:55 pm The draft, RNC Convention, and the World Cup? I know Lucas has very little to do with any of that but I'm sure those things will be in the average voters heads next time mayoral election.

normalthings wrote: ↑Tue Oct 26, 2021 1:04 am

Goonies wrote: ↑Mon Oct 25, 2021 10:55 pm The draft, RNC Convention, and the World Cup? I know Lucas has very little to do with any of that but I'm sure those things will be in the average voters heads next time mayoral election.

Its funny because all would have been because of his predecessors work. Lucas hasn't done much to promote the changes needed to attract more of these. If anything, slowed progress. Grateful he at least approved an attempt to get RNC.

earthling wrote: ↑Mon Oct 25, 2021 6:28 pm Wouldn't they select a purple/questionable state in the end? MO is pretty much a GOP lock at this point, even if someone nuttier than Trump nominated. Georgia is a major GOP concern right now, and AZ.

longviewmo wrote: ↑Tue Oct 26, 2021 9:58 am

earthling wrote: ↑Mon Oct 25, 2021 6:28 pm Wouldn't they select a purple/questionable state in the end? MO is pretty much a GOP lock at this point, even if someone nuttier than Trump nominated. Georgia is a major GOP concern right now, and AZ.

Does the convention actually have any effect on a state’s vote?

2004, New York goes for Kerry, not Bush
2008, Minnesota goes for Obama, not McCain
2012, NC and FL voted opposite of the conventions they held
2016, PA goes for Trump, not Hillary
2020, they match

Goonies wrote: ↑Tue Oct 26, 2021 1:52 pm Just saw the thread on KC Reddit looks like the crying has already started.

KCPowercat wrote: ↑Wed Oct 27, 2021 8:48 am The way politics is right now, even hints of trying to stir it up in this thread, this isn't worth it to me. Either party.