Cleveland Gets 2016 GOP Convention
This confirms what political spectators have been theorizing ever since John Kerry’s epic Presidency was derailed there in 2004. Ohio is now the center of the American Political Universe.
Behold its power. Glory in its light.
Ohio, that stretch of turnpike between Indiana and Pennsylvania, is now in charge of our nation’s destiny.
Ohio, that bastion of voter suppression laws, is now the hub from which we are all merely spokes.
Ohio, the possessor of those 18 delicious electoral college votes that neither party has to go to the Supreme Court to possess, now rules.
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By: Eric Trommater
A liberal living in Northern Virginia. Father of Two great kids. Former sports writer and movie critic.
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R.J. Carter July 8th, 2014 at 16:43
Cleveland: Birthplace of Superman.
Seems fitting enough to me!
Eric Trommater July 8th, 2014 at 16:47
Jerry Siegel would have been proud.
arc99 July 8th, 2014 at 19:50
Cleveland is on the planet Krypton?
I had better call AAA and get a new set of roadmaps.
Eric Trommater July 8th, 2014 at 20:01
Jerry Siegel is from Cleveland. Superman was born there in Siegel’s basement. True story! They have a museum and everything with pictures of the birth. It turns out Superman’s Kryptonian origins were highly exaggerated, ironically by Siegel himself!
Eric Trommater July 8th, 2014 at 20:03
You will bow down before Zod!
neworleans878 July 8th, 2014 at 16:43
Pretty damn sad what the political process has become.
ABOLISH THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE!
caps lock now fixed
Does any one know if they still have those notorious small town speed traps along I-80 like they did in the 70s? “Welcome to Ohio. You’re under arrest!”
Eric Trommater July 8th, 2014 at 16:58
I don’t know I never get off the turnpike anymore until I get to Pennsylvania.
R.J. Carter July 8th, 2014 at 16:43
Cleveland: Birthplace of Superman.
Seems fitting enough to me!
Eric Trommater July 8th, 2014 at 16:47
Jerry Siegel would have been proud.
arc99 July 8th, 2014 at 19:50
Cleveland is on the planet Krypton?
I had better call AAA and get a new set of roadmaps.
Eric Trommater July 8th, 2014 at 20:01
Jerry Siegel is from Cleveland. Superman was born there in Siegel’s basement. True story! They have a museum and everything with pictures of the birth. It turns out Superman’s Kryptonian origins were highly exaggerated, ironically by Siegel himself!
Eric Trommater July 8th, 2014 at 20:03
You will bow down before Zod!
nola878 July 8th, 2014 at 16:43
Pretty damn sad what the political process has become.
ABOLISH THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE!
caps lock now fixed
Does any one know if they still have those notorious small town speed traps along I-80 like they did in the 70s? “Welcome to Ohio. You’re under arrest!”
Eric Trommater July 8th, 2014 at 16:58
I don’t know I never get off the turnpike anymore until I get to Pennsylvania.
Saint_Augustine July 8th, 2014 at 17:28
Cleveland is a fitting place. It was named for Moses Cleaveland who was the chief surveyor for the Connecticut Land Company’s Western Reserve. The first newspaper dropped the ‘a’ out of Moses name so the paper’s name would fit on one line with the only large typeface they had. What’s a person’s name really mean when it would cost the business money to right a wrong. John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil was founded in Cleveland also. Republican Robber Barons will fit in quite well in Cleveland.
Eric Trommater July 8th, 2014 at 17:49
It did produce Trent Reznor from NIN though. That was cool.
Abby Normal July 8th, 2014 at 19:17
John D. Rockefeller is buried in Cleveland too. But it is New York City that celebrates the man and names landmarks after him. Go figure.
Saint_Augustine July 8th, 2014 at 17:28
Cleveland is a fitting place. It was named for Moses Cleaveland who was the chief surveyor for the Connecticut Land Company’s Western Reserve. The first newspaper dropped the ‘a’ out of Moses name so the paper’s name would fit on one line with the only large typeface they had. What’s a person’s name really mean when it would cost the business money to right a wrong. John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil was founded in Cleveland also. Republican Robber Barons will fit in quite well in Cleveland.
Eric Trommater July 8th, 2014 at 17:49
It did produce Trent Reznor from NIN though. That was cool.
Abby Normal July 8th, 2014 at 19:17
John D. Rockefeller is buried in Cleveland too. But it is New York City that celebrates the man and names landmarks after him. Go figure.
Tommy6860 July 8th, 2014 at 18:35
Wow, a city that overwhelmingly votes democrat. I have a feeling that the Tampa RNC may turn out to be the better convention, after all is said and done with this one in 2016.
Also, I did not know Cleveland had 3.5m people, even in its metro area.
Abby Normal July 8th, 2014 at 18:44
It doesn’t. Cleveland has a population of about 391,000. As large cities go, it isn’t. Cuyahoga County had a population of 1.2 million according to the 2010 census, so even the entire metro area is nowhere near 3 million.
Eric Trommater July 8th, 2014 at 19:31
3,501,538 is the population of the entire state of Ohio (aka our new overlords). It was a cut and paste error.
mea_mark July 8th, 2014 at 21:11
I just thought you were including all the dead buried there. We know how voter fraud is now-a-days, even the dead can get away with voting. s
Eric Trommater July 8th, 2014 at 21:15
Hey my great grandfather is buried in Cleveland and he has just as much of a right to vote as the dead in any other city! Why should Chicago’s dead have more rights than my great-grandfather?
Eric Trommater July 8th, 2014 at 21:16
Oh and thank you for the humor instead of rubbing it in mea_mark, you are a prince among Mods.
Abby Normal July 9th, 2014 at 00:40
Actually, the population of Ohio was 11.5 million as of 2012.
Eric Trommater July 9th, 2014 at 00:54
Cleveland is part of the larger Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area, which in 2013 had a population of 3,501,538, was the portion of the article I accidentally copy pasted the wrong number out of. I edited my comment to reflect this mistake.
{{{{{hangs head in shame and walks away mumbling}}}}}}
Eric Trommater July 8th, 2014 at 20:11
The article has been corrected. Sorry about that. I’m new here. My dog ate it. The sun was in my eyes. Society is to blame!!!!!
Anomaly 100 July 8th, 2014 at 20:18
Thanks for the tips. I need excuses to tell Alan. I make a lot of mistakes:-(
Eric Trommater July 8th, 2014 at 20:19
My alarm clock didn’t go off is another good one.
Tommy6860 July 8th, 2014 at 18:35
Wow, a city that overwhelmingly votes democrat. I have a feeling that the Tampa RNC may turn out to be the better convention, after all is said and done with this one in 2016.
Also, I did not know Cleveland had 3.5m people, even in its metro area.
Abby Normal July 8th, 2014 at 18:44
It doesn’t. Cleveland has a population of about 391,000. As large cities go, it isn’t. Cuyahoga County had a population of 1.2 million according to the 2010 census, so even the entire metro area is nowhere near 3 million.
Cleveland sports teams seem to have a curse on them. Let’s hope that same curse latches onto the GOP and they lose by a landslide in 2016!
Eric Trommater July 8th, 2014 at 19:31
3,501,538 is the population of the entire state of Ohio (aka our new overlords). It was a cut and paste error.
*edit: Cleveland is part of the larger Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area, which in 2013 had a population of 3,501,538,
mea_mark July 8th, 2014 at 21:11
I just thought you were including all the dead buried there. We know how voter fraud is now-a-days, even the dead can get away with voting. s
Eric Trommater July 8th, 2014 at 21:15
Hey my great grandfather is buried in Cleveland and he has just as much of a right to vote as the dead in any other city! Why should Chicago’s dead have more rights than my great-grandfather?
Eric Trommater July 8th, 2014 at 21:16
Oh and thank you for the humor instead of rubbing it in mea_mark, you are a prince among Mods.
Abby Normal July 9th, 2014 at 00:40
Actually, the population of Ohio was 11.5 million as of 2012.
Eric Trommater July 9th, 2014 at 00:54
Cleveland is part of the larger Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area, which in 2013 had a population of 3,501,538, was the portion of the article I accidentally copy pasted the wrong number out of. I edited my comment to reflect this mistake.
{{{{{hangs head in shame and walks away mumbling}}}}}}
Eric Trommater July 8th, 2014 at 20:11
The article has been corrected. Sorry about that. I’m new here. My dog ate it. The sun was in my eyes. Society is to blame!!!!!
Anomaly 100 July 8th, 2014 at 20:18
Thanks for the tips. I need excuses to tell Alan. I make a lot of mistakes:-(
Eric Trommater July 8th, 2014 at 20:19
My alarm clock didn’t go off is another good one.
Abby Normal July 8th, 2014 at 19:04
The purpose of this article, it would appear, is to ridicule the state of Ohio. Like it or not, Ohio is a battleground state. No Republican has ever won the White House without winning Ohio, so it makes perfect sense for the GOP to have its convention in Ohio. When they narrowed their choices to Dallas and Cleveland, it became obvious which city they would ultimately select. The GOP has a lock on Texas in 2016 anyway so Cleveland was the obvious choice.
The Democrats should seriously consider Columbus for the same reason. New York will go to the Democrats whether or not they hold their convention there.
I would like to see the electoral college abolished too but it’s not going to happen anytime soon and Ohio, love it or hate it, will continue to be an important battleground state.
Eric Trommater July 8th, 2014 at 19:30
I wrote this article with no intention of ridiculing the Buckeye State. I for one welcome our new Ohio overlords and am sure that they well lead us well. Hail Hydra!
arc99 July 8th, 2014 at 19:43
you’re right. Ohio is a battleground state which Democrats have won in 4 of the last 6 Presidential elections. George W. Bush won Ohio in both 2000 and 2004. But prior to that, Bill Clinton took the Buckeye state in 1992 and 1996. Then President Obama prevailed in 2008 and 2012. The 2012 result is especially noteworthy as it triggered Karl Rove’s sputtering freakout broadcast from coast to coast.
Also, the late Christopher Hitchens who was no fan of John Kerry wrote a piece which raised very real questions about how the votes were tallied in Ohio in 2004. Interesting reading, especially given the right wing obsession with voter fraud. The implication in this Hitchens piece is that we may well have had a President Kerry if all the votes were counted as they should have been.
http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2005/03/hitchens200503
THE 2004 ELECTION
Ohio’s Odd Numbers
I am not any sort of statistician or technologist, and (like many Democrats in private) I did not think that John Kerry should have been president of any country at any time. But I have been reviewing books on history and politics all my life, making notes in the margin when I come across a wrong date, or any other factual blunder, or a missing point in the evidence. No book is ever free from this. But if all the mistakes and omissions occur in such a way as to be consistent, to support or attack only one position, then you give the author a lousy review. The Federal Election Commission, which has been a risible body for far too long, ought to make Ohio its business. The Diebold company, which also manufactures A.T.M.s, should not receive another dime until it can produce a voting system that is similarly reliable. And Americans should cease to be treated like serfs or extras when they present themselves to exercise their franchise.
mea_mark July 8th, 2014 at 21:08
Columbus is one of 5 finalist for Dem convention. I wish they hadn’t removed San Antonio, sure would of liked to see them take a big swing at getting the Hispanics out to vote and trying to grab Texas. When the Dems get Texas it is all over for the GOP. There chances of winning drop to almost nothing without Texas.
Abby Normal July 8th, 2014 at 19:04
The purpose of this article, it would appear, is to ridicule the state of Ohio. Like it or not, Ohio is a battleground state. No Republican has ever won the White House without winning Ohio, so it makes perfect sense for the GOP to have its convention in Ohio. When they narrowed their choices to Dallas and Cleveland, it became obvious which city they would ultimately select. The GOP has a lock on Texas in 2016 anyway so Cleveland was the obvious choice.
The Democrats should seriously consider Columbus for the same reason. New York will go to the Democrats whether or not they hold their convention there.
I would like to see the electoral college abolished too but it’s not going to happen anytime soon and Ohio, love it or hate it, will continue to be an important battleground state.
Eric Trommater July 8th, 2014 at 19:30
I wrote this article with no intention of ridiculing the Buckeye State. I for one welcome our new Ohio overlords and am sure that they will lead us well. Hail Hydra!
arc99 July 8th, 2014 at 19:43
you’re right. Ohio is a battleground state which Democrats have won in 4 of the last 6 Presidential elections. George W. Bush won Ohio in both 2000 and 2004. But prior to that, Bill Clinton took the Buckeye state in 1992 and 1996. Then President Obama prevailed in 2008 and 2012. The 2012 result is especially noteworthy as it triggered Karl Rove’s sputtering freakout broadcast from coast to coast.
Also, the late Christopher Hitchens who was no fan of John Kerry wrote a piece which raised very real questions about how the votes were tallied in Ohio in 2004. Interesting reading, especially given the right wing obsession with voter fraud. The implication in this Hitchens piece is that we may well have had a President Kerry if all the votes were counted as they should have been.
http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2005/03/hitchens200503
THE 2004 ELECTION
Ohio’s Odd Numbers
I am not any sort of statistician or technologist, and (like many Democrats in private) I did not think that John Kerry should have been president of any country at any time. But I have been reviewing books on history and politics all my life, making notes in the margin when I come across a wrong date, or any other factual blunder, or a missing point in the evidence. No book is ever free from this. But if all the mistakes and omissions occur in such a way as to be consistent, to support or attack only one position, then you give the author a lousy review. The Federal Election Commission, which has been a risible body for far too long, ought to make Ohio its business. The Diebold company, which also manufactures A.T.M.s, should not receive another dime until it can produce a voting system that is similarly reliable. And Americans should cease to be treated like serfs or extras when they present themselves to exercise their franchise.
mea_mark July 8th, 2014 at 21:08
Columbus is one of 5 finalist for Dem convention. I wish they hadn’t removed San Antonio, sure would of liked to see them take a big swing at getting the Hispanics out to vote and trying to grab Texas. When the Dems get Texas it is all over for the GOP. There chances of winning drop to almost nothing without Texas.
NMAXXS July 8th, 2014 at 20:34
Good for them, Cleveland could use the influx of cash.
In this small world, does it really matter where the kooks have their party?
Eric Trommater July 8th, 2014 at 20:50
I believe the author was hinting that the GOP chose the heavily Democratic city in order to help secure the state of Ohio, where many recent elections have been decided. Oh wait! I wrote this! I forget what I meant when I wrote it but your point is cool too!
Anomaly 100 July 8th, 2014 at 20:53
This could backfire easily on them. Things usually do. The GOP’s convention typically displays their best and brightest, which are usually fools saying offensive things. I doubt they’ll win over Ohio.
Eric Trommater July 8th, 2014 at 20:57
I have a lot of conservative friends who work on political campaigns and they say the same thing about us every 4 years. The truth is it’s a crap shoot. The American people are fickle and quite often vote against their own interests and if we lose Ohio in 2016 I will be no more shocked than I was in 2000 or 2004. I will say what i always say when we lose:
“the people have spoken. The people are morons.”
Anomaly 100 July 8th, 2014 at 21:10
Voters suffer from short term memory loss at the polls. It’s frustrating to watch.
Eric Trommater July 8th, 2014 at 21:13
Have you seen the study of TV programs “swing” voters watch or the books the few among them who read, read? I’ll have to dig it up and find it but it wasn’t a pretty picture of the people who decide the majority of close elections.
Anomaly 100 July 8th, 2014 at 21:26
No I haven’t seen it. Maybe I shouldn’t. I’m askeered.
Eric Trommater July 8th, 2014 at 21:36
Be afraid. Take your worst nightmare and add like 5 episodes of “Duck Dynasty.”
Anomaly 100 July 8th, 2014 at 21:49
Noooooo!
Eric Trommater July 8th, 2014 at 21:53
Maybe I’ll keep it buried. No use in two of us being exposed to it. I will just shoulder the burden of the nightmares alone.
Anomaly 100 July 8th, 2014 at 21:55
Works for me!
Eric Trommater July 8th, 2014 at 22:03
Selfish!
Anomaly 100 July 8th, 2014 at 22:11
What’s your point?
Eric Trommater July 8th, 2014 at 22:19
I forget. I’m still checking out the sideboobs on that link the troll on your Costco article left. What were we talking about again?
NMAXXS July 8th, 2014 at 20:34
Good for them, Cleveland could use the influx of cash.
In this small world, does it really matter where the kooks have their party?
Eric Trommater July 8th, 2014 at 20:50
I believe the author was hinting that the GOP chose the heavily Democratic city in order to help secure the state of Ohio, where many recent elections have been decided. Oh wait! I wrote this! I forget what I meant when I wrote it but your point is cool too!
Anomaly 100 July 8th, 2014 at 20:53
This could backfire easily on them. Things usually do. The GOP’s convention typically displays their best and brightest, which are usually fools saying offensive things. I doubt they’ll win over Ohio.
Eric Trommater July 8th, 2014 at 20:57
I have a lot of conservative friends who work on political campaigns and they say the same thing about us every 4 years. The truth is it’s a crap shoot. The American people are fickle and quite often vote against their own interests and if we lose Ohio in 2016 I will be no more shocked than I was in 2000 or 2004. I will say what i always say when we lose:
“the people have spoken. The people are morons.”
Anomaly 100 July 8th, 2014 at 21:10
Voters suffer from short term memory loss at the polls. It’s frustrating to watch.
Eric Trommater July 8th, 2014 at 21:13
Have you seen the study of TV programs “swing” voters watch or the books the few among them who read, read? I’ll have to dig it up and find it but it wasn’t a pretty picture of the people who decide the majority of close elections.
Anomaly 100 July 8th, 2014 at 21:26
No I haven’t seen it. Maybe I shouldn’t. I’m askeered.
Eric Trommater July 8th, 2014 at 21:36
Be afraid. Take your worst nightmare and add like 5 episodes of “Duck Dynasty.”
Anomaly 100 July 8th, 2014 at 21:49
Noooooo!
Eric Trommater July 8th, 2014 at 21:53
Maybe I’ll keep it buried. No use in two of us being exposed to it. I will just shoulder the burden of the nightmares alone.
Anomaly 100 July 8th, 2014 at 21:55
Works for me!
Eric Trommater July 8th, 2014 at 22:03
Selfish!
Anomaly 100 July 8th, 2014 at 22:11
What’s your point?
Eric Trommater July 8th, 2014 at 22:19
I forget. I’m still checking out the sideboobs on that link the troll on your Costco article left. What were we talking about again?
Suzanne McFly July 8th, 2014 at 20:53
Does the location really matter? The people they will be choosing from is still a bunch of clowns.
Eric Trommater July 8th, 2014 at 21:02
In raw numbers it matters because hosting the convention in a particular state historically boosts that’s state’s turn out in the election for the host party by 6% which had that been the case in 2012 Romney would have won Ohio and we would still be waiting for Florida to finish counting it’s votes.
Suzanne McFly July 8th, 2014 at 20:53
Does the location really matter? The people they will be choosing from is still a bunch of clowns.
Eric Trommater July 8th, 2014 at 21:02
In raw numbers it matters because hosting the convention in a particular state historically boosts that’s state’s turn out in the election for the host party by 6% which had that been the case in 2012 Romney would have won Ohio and we would still be waiting for Florida to finish counting it’s votes.
mmaynard119 July 9th, 2014 at 10:32
They must have won the second prize. The first prize was one night in Cleveland.
mmaynard119 July 9th, 2014 at 10:32
They must have won the second prize. The first prize was one night in Cleveland.
Rixar13 McGinnis July 9th, 2014 at 14:27
Another Stolen Election, sure why not… rolling eyes
Rixar13 McGinnis July 9th, 2014 at 14:27
Another Stolen Election, sure why not… rolling eyes