A small group of Republican delegates from Mississippi are joining other party members from across the country in Charlotte, for the four-day national convention which begins today. State Republican Party Chair, Lucien Smith.
“It’s a much smaller event than it had originally had been planned to be. We’ll still have four great nights of a virtual convention where you’ll see people who have been positively affected by the president’s policies. People will get to hear directly from the president, vice president and number of his family and supporters on why they should vote for Donald Trump in November,” said Smith.
Former state party chair Joe Nosef says he wants to hear President Donald Trump speak to his ability to lead the nation through the coronavirus pandemic and the economic fallout. John Hopkins University reports more than 175,000 Americans have died as of this report; just over 2,200 have died in Mississippi.
“You know he’s done the best that anybody could have done over the last several months, but with the number of deaths we’ve had, we need to do better and that that is what he’s going to do. He’s going to have to convince the voters that he’s going to do a better job than Joe Biden would be able to do if he ended up being elected,” said Nosef.
State Senator Joey Fillingane of Sumrall wants Trump to remind people about his successes.
“We had prior to COVID, just a few short months ago, back in February, the best economy in our country’s history. We’ve had the lowest unemployment figures on record,” said Fillingane.
There are 40 Republican delegates from the state and Governor Tate Reeves chairs the Mississippi delegation.
