Republican National Convention keynote address, 2020
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The Republican Party held its national convention from August 24-27, 2020.[1]
Limited in-person events took place in Charlotte, North Carolina.[2] On July 23, 2020, President Donald Trump announced that high-profile convention events previously moved to Jacksonville, Florida, including his nomination acceptance speech, had been canceled for public health and safety reasons. Trump formally accepted the party's nomination from the White House.[3][4][5][6]
The convention was originally scheduled to take place entirely in Charlotte but statewide restrictions in response to the coronavirus pandemic led to the convention's planned relocation to Jacksonville.[7] The Republican National Committee Executive Committee voted to downsize the convention in Charlotte, reducing the number of in-person delegates from 2,500 to 336. The committee also decided to adopt the 2016 platform again since the Platform Committee would not be meeting.[8]
At the convention, party delegates typically select the Republican presidential nominee and vote to adopt a platform outlining the party's policy priorities and values. According to presidential historian Tevi Troy, however, "conventions today remain largely party advertising opportunities rather than fora for real decision-making."[9]
2020 Republican National Convention keynote address
This section will provide the text of the 2020 Republican National Convention keynote address in Jacksonville, Florida, in August 2020.
Republican National Convention keynote addresses, 1992-2016
The following Republican Party members and elected officials were the keynote speakers at Republican national conventions between 1992 and 2016.[10]
- Joni Ernst, senator from Iowa (2016)
- Chris Christie, then-governor of New Jersey (2012)
- Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of New York City (2008)
- Zell Miller, then-senator from Georgia (2004)
- John McCain, then-senator from Arizona (2000)
- Colin Powell, former chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (2000)
- Susan Molinari, then-representative from New York (1996)
- Phil Gramm, then-senator from Texas (1992)
2020 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2020
The Republican Party held its presidential nominating convention August 24-27, 2020.[11] The first day took place in Charlotte, North Carolina, before moving to Jacksonville, Florida, for the event's final three days.[3]
Click on any of the links below to learn more about the 2020 Republican National Convention and the Republican primary process:
- 2020 Republican National Convention schedule and speakers
- Donald Trump presidential nomination acceptance speech, 2020
- Mike Pence vice presidential nomination acceptance speech, 2020
- Republican National Convention keynote address, 2020
- Republican presidential nomination, 2020
- Republican delegate rules, 2020
2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
The Republican National Committee held its presidential nominating convention from July 18-21, 2016, in Cleveland, Ohio.[12] Donald Trump received the party's nomination.
Click on any of the links below to learn more about the 2016 Republican National Convention:
- Rules of the 2016 Republican National Convention
- RNC Rules Committee, 2016
- RNC Standing Committee on Rules
- Rule 12 and the 2016 Republican National Convention
- Rule 16 and the 2016 Republican National Convention
- Rule 40 and the 2016 Republican National Convention
- The Republican Platform and RNC Platform Committee, 2016
- Republican delegates by state, 2016
- Conscience clause and the Republican National Convention, 2016
- Brokered conventions
2020 Democratic National Convention
- See also: Democratic National Convention, 2020
The Democratic National Committee held its presidential nominating convention the week of August 17, 2020.[13] The convention was originally scheduled to take place July 13-16, 2020.[14] Organizers postponed the event in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Click on any of the links below to learn more about the 2020 Democratic National Convention and the Democratic primary process:
- 2020 Democratic National Convention schedule and speakers
- Joe Biden presidential nomination acceptance speech, 2020
- Democratic National Convention keynote address, 2020
- Democratic presidential nomination, 2020
- Superdelegates and the 2020 Democratic National Convention
- Democratic delegate rules, 2020
- Democratic presidential primary debates, 2020
2016 Democratic National Convention
- See also: Democratic National Convention, 2016
The Democratic National Committee held its presidential nominating convention from July 25-28, 2016, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[15] Hillary Clinton received the party's nomination.
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See also
- Presidential election, 2020
- Republican National Convention, 2020
- Republican National Convention, 2016
- Republican National Committee
- Democratic National Convention, 2020
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Footnotes
- ↑ Spectrum Local News, "RNC dates set for Aug. 24 - 27, 2020 in Charlotte," October 1, 2018
- ↑ CNN, "In a reversal, Trump says he'll accept GOP nomination in North Carolina," July 28, 2020
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 WSOC, "It’s official: Main event for RNC to be held in Florida instead of Charlotte," June 11, 2020
- ↑ NPR, "President Trump Cancels Jacksonville Portion Of Republican National Convention," July 23, 2020
- ↑ USA Today, "Trump cancels Jacksonville portion of Republican convention planned for August due to COVID-19," July 23, 2020
- ↑ Some, including former Republican National Committee member Curly Haugland, alleged after the 2020 convention that the RNC improperly used Rule 37(e) to proceed with a downsized and invalid national convention in August 2020. Under this interpretation, no rules were adopted for the election of delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention or the party's continued existence in 2020. Ballotpedia, "Email communication with Curly Haugland," September 9, 2020
- ↑ National Review, "Trump to Seek Alternate City to Host RNC after N.C. Gov. Says He Cannot Guarantee 'Full Capacity' Event," June 3, 2020
- ↑ The Hill, "GOP votes to scale back Charlotte convention, move Trump acceptance speech," June 11, 2020
- ↑ National Affairs, "The Evolution of Party Conventions," accessed April 30, 2019
- ↑ Washington Examiner, "Former convention keynote speakers: Where are they now?" July 18, 2016
- ↑ Spectrum Local News, "RNC dates set for Aug. 24 - 27, 2020 in Charlotte," October 1, 2018
- ↑ Politico, "Cleveland to host 2016 GOP convention," July 8, 2014
- ↑ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "2020 DNC in Milwaukee pushed back to week of August 17 in response to coronavirus pandemic," April 2, 2020
- ↑ The New York Times, "Milwaukee Picked as Site of 2020 Democratic National Convention," March 11, 2019
- ↑ CBS Local, "Philadelphia Hotel Rooms Get The Once Over By DNC Planners," April 27, 2015
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