Milwaukee is days away from a rare turn in the international spotlight, with the Republican Party coming to town to nominate Donald J. Trump for the presidency. Some voters in the city, which is heavily Democratic, described the convention as an exciting and long-awaited chance to showcase Milwaukee to the rest of the country. Others called the gathering a terrible idea that would disrupt daily life and, they suspected, do little to help the local economy. Perhaps this was not the convention they would have chosen, but this was the convention Milwaukee got, and the city might as well make the best of it. Still, he added, “I can’t help but be a little excited for it because you don’t get this kind of opportunity often.”

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Persons: Donald J, Trump, ” Luke Johnson, ” Organizations: Republican Party, Milwaukee, Democrat Locations: Milwaukee