I do think the narrative would be that liberals ran the city into the ground and that with a few short years of republican influence [[snyder, dan gilbert, etc.) the city has been turned around. So I think the narrative would be very flattering for detroit. And it wouldn't be flattering for democrats, even if they weren't explicitly mentioned, but it would be flattering for republicans, which is part of the point. I also think it would be good for republicans to take a more constructive attitude and that narrative would help that.
It also could be a good move for them if they think that michigan is purple enough that having the convention here could flip the state their way, although I don't see that as likely.
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