tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412583847145043520.post284792949592415224..comments2024-03-27T19:01:21.504-06:00Comments on Enik Rising: Does convention location matter?Seth Maskethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17178036016555722068noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412583847145043520.post-24235427074649145592010-05-18T11:40:11.216-06:002010-05-18T11:40:11.216-06:00Agreed. Conventions don't do much to bolster v...Agreed. Conventions don't do much to bolster vote totals in the states where the conventions are held. But that calculation hasn't seemed to matter much to the RNC of late; at least in terms of their site selection. <br /><br />No Republican presidential candidate has won the state of the GOP convention since <a href="http://www.Demconwatchblog.com/diary/3503/gop-hasnt-won-a-convention-state-since-1992" rel="nofollow">Bush won Texas in 1992</a> (The convention was in Houston.). Of San Diego, Philly, New York and Minneapolis, Philly was likely the wisest choice ahead of the 2000 cycle. <br /><br />If the goal is to win the state in which you've placed your convention, then the GOP has camped in a lot of blue states. Tampa (and Florida) seem like the best site since Philly. No, that isn't the same metric you're using here, Seth, but I'd wager the GOP isn't looking to just shift votes, but to win the Sunshine state as well in 2012.Josh Putnamhttp://frontloading.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com