Sources: Outdoor Venue For RNC Possible As Fla. COVID Cases Rise

One convention site GOP officials have looked at is 121 Financial Ballpark, which seats about 11,000Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp

The GOP convention in Jacksonville next month "could be moved to an outdoor stadium as cases of the novel coronavirus in the state increase," according to sources cited by Josh Dawsey of the WASHINGTON POST. Republican officials are "studying two outdoor professional sports stadiums near the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena where the convention is currently slated to be held." They have "looked at" the 121 Financial Ballpark, which hosts minor league games and seats about 11,000, and the Jaguars' TIAA Bank Field that can seat more than 65,000. Both venues are "within a short walking distance of the VyStar Arena, an indoor facility that seats about 15,000." Republican officials said that they "recently toured both sites during meetings in Jacksonville" (WASHINGTON POST, 7/10).