BY MORGAN CHALFANT,JONATHAN EASLEYANDJULIA MANCHESTER-
GOP leaders are quietly saying that President Trump’s plans for a full-scale GOP convention in Jacksonville, Fla., next month are looking increasingly bleak amid rising numbers of coronavirus cases.
It's no surprise that the state of Florida has experienced a significant surge in COVID-19 that shows little sign of slowing, and five GOP senators already have said they do not plan to attend the events in Jacksonville, where Trump is scheduled to deliver a speech formally accepting the Republican presidential nomination.
Several key Republicans describe a convention that is consumed by unknowns following Trump’s decision to shift some festivities from Charlotte, N.C., to Jacksonville after North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) said plans would have to be scaled back because of the pandemic’s danger.
One GOP operative with knowledge of the discussions said the recent spike in cases in that state has created a tremendous amount of uncertainty.
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