Cheney’s attending convention is in doubt
WASHINGTON (AP) — Will he or won’t he? Vice President Cheney is one of the nation’s most prominent Republicans, but there are doubts about whether he will attend the GOP convention.
Cheney press secretary Megan Mitchell left the question open Tuesday, saying Cheney’s schedule has not yet been set for September. Delegates are scheduled to meet in St. Paul, Minn., on Sept. 1-4., to nominate Arizona Sen. John McCain for president.
Separately, at least five Republican senators have decided to skip the convention.
Sens. Gordon H. Smith of Oregon, Elizabeth Hanford Dole of North Carolina and Susan
M. Collins of Maine all face tough re-election campaigns. Two others, Wayne Allard of Colorado and Larry Craig of Idaho, are retiring.
It would be highly unusual for a sitting vice president to skip his party’s nominating convention.
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