The RNC is coming soon, many in the city are not thrilled, and economic impact might not meet expectations. But in a way, Milwaukee’s convention-connected political victory has already been won.
I appreciate your breakdown of the politics and negotiations behind MKE hosting the RNC. It’s a positive spin — “in the black”, cash infusion. Thank you.
But I still plan to fly my MKE flag upside-down during the convention. Seems about right.
This is really interesting context, thank you. Feels like a bargain with the devil, honestly. Like MKE leaders essentially had to bow to blackmail by the GOP in order to get the funding powers the city should have gotten in due course, but instead had to trade for hosting a convention that will be filled with people who are actively hateful toward most of the city's inhabitants and are working to dismantle our very democracy. Feels...bad.
I appreciate your breakdown of the politics and negotiations behind MKE hosting the RNC. It’s a positive spin — “in the black”, cash infusion. Thank you.
But I still plan to fly my MKE flag upside-down during the convention. Seems about right.
This is really interesting context, thank you. Feels like a bargain with the devil, honestly. Like MKE leaders essentially had to bow to blackmail by the GOP in order to get the funding powers the city should have gotten in due course, but instead had to trade for hosting a convention that will be filled with people who are actively hateful toward most of the city's inhabitants and are working to dismantle our very democracy. Feels...bad.