Add Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus to the lengthy list of outsiders who should know better when it comes to Tampa, the city; Tampa Bay, the region; and Tampa Bay, the body of water.
Earlier this month Priebus, other GOP officials and several hundred members of the media were in town to size up the venue and logistics for next August’s GOP convention at the Tampa Bay Times forum. At a press conference, Priebus noted that “One of the reasons the RNC chose Tampa is because this area knows how to put on premier events–Super Bowl, World Series, the Final Four. Tampa Bay is an exceptional host city, …and we are going to put on a world-class convention here.”
Close enough.