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    Why are the Republican candidates meeting in Milwaukee? No, it's not for the beer

    Milwaukee has often had visits from presidents of both parties who find it a convenient point of contact with voters proud to be part of either the middle class or the working class.
    by Ron Elving Aug 19, 2023 5 minutes
    The Tower of the City Hall is seen in downtown Milwaukee, Wis., in January 2020.

    The Republican National Committee and the Fox News Channel will hold their first official showcase event for Republican candidates in the 2024 presidential cycle on Wednesday in Milwaukee, which is also slated to host the GOP's national nominating convention next July.

    Milwaukee has been a debate site for both parties before. The Wisconsin city on the shores of Lake Michigan was among the dozen GOP debate locations the last time Republicans did this, eight years ago.

    But picking this city for the GOP's national nominating convention, its premier quadrennial event, raised eyebrows.

    Did it make sense to have the party's premier event on such fundamentally Democratic turf? And weren't the Democrats thinking of having their convention there, too?

    To take the second question first, the Democrats planning to have their convention in Milwaukee in 2020. Then COVID happened, making mischief with both parties' convention plans. The

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