As you may be aware, the Washington Post [1] reported yesterday [2] that GOP frontrunner Donald Trump was coming to the RPV Convention in Harrisonburg to assist in his delegate recruitment efforts. This report came as a shock to many Virginians who were worried about the logistics of holding a convention with the billionaire politician in attendance.
RPV has now released a statement that the circus is not coming to Harrisonburg err……Mr. Trump is not coming to Harrisonburg. [3]
“The Republican Party of Virginia has confirmed that Donald J. Trump will NOT be attending the 2016 RPV Convention in Harrisonburg this weekend. Despite media reports to the contrary, Trump was never scheduled to speak at the convention. “
This could have been a logistical nightmare. 6,000 delegates on a college campus on a Saturday. The protesters, cranky elderly delegates, all the delegates standing in line to go through security. It would have been a nightmare.
It will be interesting to see if Mr. Trump can win some delegates at the RPV Convention without him being there. Stay tuned to Bearing Drift for convention coverage.