Milwaukee misses week in spotlight as Democratic convention is held remotely

Mon, 17 Aug, 2020 - 06:58

Scott Bauer, Associated Press

Milwaukee is missing out on the financial boost and world attention hosting the Democratic convention would have brought with the Covid-19 pandemic meaning it will be the venue in name only.

About 50,000 visitors were expect to inject about 250 million US dollars into the economy of the key presidential battleground state of Wisconsin unexpectedly won by President Donald Trump four years ago.