GOP considers moving convention to Nashville, officials to visit Thursday

Republicans are looking for a place to hold a party, and Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee says Nashville is open for business. Lee’s office is in “early” talks with the GOP about moving the 2020 Republican National Convention from Charlotte to Nashville, Lee said Tuesday, June 2. RNC officials are expected to visit Music City on Thursday. “Nashville is the best place in America to have a convention,” Lee said. Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp. president and CEO Butch Spryidon told Tennessee…