Where things stand as Charlotte loses big RNC events

The chairwoman of the Republican Party said Wednesday that a “smaller and scaled down” version of the national nominating convention will be held in Charlotte in August – the latest sign that what was expected to be a coup for the local tourism industry is unlikely to match previous expectations. Ronna McDaniel, head of the Republican National Committee, made her comments to radio host and commentator Hugh Hewitt on the same day that The Washington Post and The New York Times reported the…