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What an online DNC would look like for Milwaukee
What an online DNC would look like for Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE -- At the Deer District -- this is supposed to be the main gathering place for the convention come August. But if it ends up being hosted online -- it could very well be as empty then as you're seeing it now.
Hundreds of millions of dollars are expected to pump into the local economy as a result of the Democratic National Convention coming to town.
If the format moves online, local officials believe the area won't see that kind of money flowing.
The CEO of Visit Milwaukee predicts what a virtual move could mean for Milwaukee.
"Well, I think that if we are still practicing safer at home policies in the month of August there is more implications than just the DNC not coming," Peggy Williams-Smith of Visit Milwaukee said.
Peggy Williams-Smith
"I don`t even mean locally. I think our businesses nationwide would be in a tough spot if we are still practicing safer at home policies in the month of August," Williams-Smith said.
Convention officials say that the health and well being of the public comes first. DNCC CEO Joe Solmonese said in a statement:
The Host Committee spokesperson also had this to say:
No decision has been made as to what the convention will look like come August.