The excuse is, this will make the convention go faster. But it’s still scheduled for three days,and once again Dan Patrick is quite willing to let others make a sacrifice on his behalf.The Texas GOP is moving forward with its in-person convention in Houston next week with one adjustment: Texas Republican leaders, including Gov. Greg Abbott, will give their speeches virtually.https://t.co/8KV45QHD7A— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) July 7, 2020
The show must go on; but only the audience needs to pay the price.Whatley: “All the elected officials are switching from a live, in-person speech to videos … They’re doing that for us in order to focus all the attention on the business of the meeting and to get everybody in and out of here as quickly and as safely as possible.” https://t.co/E51d6PwKzP— Cassi Pollock (@cassi_pollock) July 7, 2020
Texas reported over 10,000 new cases today. 10% of those were in Houston. What could go wrong?Texas GOP Chair @jamesdickey, kicking off town hall: "Allow me to first start by saying this: We have no plans to cancel our in-person convention.” https://t.co/ouaXt56WUt #coronavirus— Cassi Pollock (@cassi_pollock) July 7, 2020
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