It’s exhausting and exhilarating. It’s speeches and schmoozing. It’s cheering and choosing — or, more accurately, ratifying decisions made by maestros of the political pageant that will unfold around them in coming days.
They’re vastly different in background, outlook and motivation. But for all — whether first-timers or veterans — the Republican National Convention is a chance to show unambiguous, full-throated support for Donald Trump’s bid to return to the presidency. “Every morning, I wake up excited about this,” said Sue Snowden of Boca Raton, one of the 125 Florida delegates headed to Milwaukee for events that start unofficially on Sunday, convene formally on Monday, and culminate with Trump accepting the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday night.
“I am over the moon,” Snowden added. “So excited. So excited.
” Snowden is part of a delegation that includes a range of Republicans, all of whom are pledged to vote for the nomination of the 45th president to become the nation’s 47th. Florida delegates include elected officials, party leaders, pro-Trump activists, ultra-wealthy political donors, lobbyists — and children of the former president. There are some benefits to being delegates from Florida, which is Trump’s adopted home after decades as a New Yorker.
The delegation, which includes Trump children plus spouses and significant others, is bound to get outsized attention. There’s one big perk in 2024: The Florida delegation�.
