Officials ponder hurricane threat when GOP gathers
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A Florida officeholder says the Republican National Convention scheduled for late August in Tampa would be among the casualties if the area is threatened by a hurricane.
Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll said Wednesday that public safety is going to be the "number one priority," and that the convention can be rescheduled.
However, setting a new date for a national political convention could be difficult heading into Labor Day weekend and with the Democratic National Convention set for the following week in Charlotte, N.C.
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Carroll said Gov. Rick Scott, who returns Thursday from a trade mission to Spain, would make the call if the GOP convention were threatened by severe weather.
The four-day GOP convention is scheduled for Aug. 27 to 30, smack dab in the middle of Florida's hurricane season.