Many Republicans will find out more details about this week's convention when it will be aired on TV, the same manner most people in the United States learn about it. The details have been scarce citing an unconventional spring and summer, when the coronavirus pandemic triggered cancelation of two in-person convention plans for Jacksonville, Florida, and Charlotte, N.C.
In addition to upending the in-person convention plans for the aforesaid states, the unprecedented year forced Donald Trump's aides and officials to not only organize but also pull off the convention in about a month. It is worth mentioning here that it takes about a year to plan such an event.
One Republican who was involved with the convention planning pointed out that they had four weeks for planning. State party officials, operatives, and delegates claim they aren't worried about the lack of details, and the campaign revealed a list of speakers for the four-day convention, which mostly includes the president's family members, top administration officials and less so on big-name Capitol Hill Republicans.
Loyal members of the party are still unsure about what the convention is all about, although it is no secret that the event will be focusing on unifying Republicans and reorganize them around Trump, who seeks to get reelected in Nov. Some speakers, including Florida's Lieutenant Gov. Jeanette Nunez, did not divulge details about whether they'd speak from D.C., or their home state.
The chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party, Jim Lyons was unaware about whether the event will be partially or fully virtual, and Republican strategist, Pat Griffin from Boston and New Hampshire noted that he had no idea about how the convention would be conducted and whether it would match earlier conventions in terms of success.
Former Representative Lou Barletta, who is a staunch supporter of Trump and had participated in the president's event in the swing state last week, compared organizing the event to planning a wedding and moving at the last minute. Barletta noted that something in the convention can either go wrong or right at the last minute and though he said he didn't know the event would play out in terms of programming for the rest of the week, Barletta is sure they will work everything out.
One Republican congressional aide told POLITICO that there has been a dearth of communication with Republican officials and their staff. The aide went on to say that a well-organized plan seems to be missing, and it would be surprising if they manage to pull off four-night of programming without facing a major issue.