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CityLab Daily: Charlotte’s Convention Dilemma
Also: Route 66 for cyclists, and a trip to the repair cafe.
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Carolina on my mind: Believe it or not, the gears are already in motion for the 2020 elections, and that includes finding cities to host political conventions. But for Charlotte, expected to get the nod for the Republican convention, it wasn’t an easy decision to welcome the party of Donald Trump to the city. The city council spent three-and-a-half hours in a passionate debate Monday before narrowly voting 6-5 to allow the Republican National Convention to come to town.