Wish you were in Cleveland? Trump watch party is for you

Wish you were in Cleveland? Trump watch party is for you
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A group of diehard Donald Trump supporters from the Miami-Dade Trump trumpwatchpartycampaign are having a watch party Thursday night in Miami because its the next best thing to being there on the final night of the the Republican National Convention.

“We can’t be in Cleveland so we’re going to get together here,” said former Palmetto Bay Mayor Ed MacDougall, who until a few weeks ago chaired the Miami-Dade Trump Committee.

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Even though the nomination is not a big unveiling or anything, “it’s a historic moment, and those of us who support Trump, and who have been doing this for nine months, want to celebrate it together,” MacDougall said.

He still holds a little bit of a grudge against the GOP establishment that shunned Trump from the beginning and has only come to the Party because they have no other choice. And he says that none of the Trump supporters who were there from the beginning got delegate tickets.

“I’m glad the Republican Party is finally coming together, albeit begrudgingly. And I think there will be a price to pay by the carlosmacCurbelos of the world, and it won’t break my heart,” Mac added, referring to Congressman Carlos Curbelo, who has boycotted the convention and has said he won’t vote for Trump. Curbelo beat Mac in the Republican primary for the congressional race against former U.S. Rep. Joe Garcia in 2014.

We won’t see Crybaby Curbelo at the event, which begins at 6 p.m. Thursday. Or Congress members Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Mario Diaz-Balart. But you may find some longtime Trump campaigners like Denise Galvez of Latinas for Trump and Juan Fiol, who helped organize the party.

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Still finding it hard to celebrate about either of our main choices, donaldtrumpLadra might opt to just watch it on cable. But there will likely be some tea party fringe elements present, campaign groupies and a dozen or so consultants and strategists trying to find work or network.

If you want to join them, the festivities hosted by Latinos Unidos con Trump and Hispanas for Trump start at 6 p.m. at the Club at Renaissance, 2340 SW 32nd Ave.

“We have invited people who want to show their support for Trump and those who want to volunteer for the campaign,” Fiol said, adding that Alex Garcia, Republican National Committee deputy state director and director of Hispanic initiatives, and RNC strategist Jaime Figueras are expected to go.

Because everybody else is actually in Cleveland.

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