On the ground in Milwaukee: Chair of BHC Republicans says party energized following RNC

Following the recent assassination attempt on former President Trump, the eyes of the nation were fixed on Milwaukee, Wis., last week during the four-day Republican National Convention.
Among the thousands who filled the Fiserv Forum each day were two residents of Big Horn County.  Sharon Hall of Lovell and Roxanne Brewer of Basin were members of the 29-person Wyoming delegation.  Brewer, vice-chairman of the Big Horn County Republicans, went as the voting delegate and Hall, the chairman of the party, as the alternate.
It was the first national convention for both and they soaked it all in.  Each day started with a breakfast at their hotel, where they went over the day’s events and collected their passes.  Hall said Monday was by far the longest day. The first session, which called for votes on rules, platforms and permanent offices, began at 12:45 p.m. central time, and the second at 5:45 p.m.
Just two days removed from the assassination attempt, the GOP faithful had to endure long waits at security checkpoints just to get in.  Hall’s wait lasted more than two hours — and in 90 degree heat. “It was kind of miserable and it made me wonder what the rest of the convention would be like,” she admitted. “I missed most of the voting, but the delegates all got inside.”
It got better from there. Hall said, “We were to the far right of the stage — the band was right there beside us — so we had a full view of the side of the stage and could see the speakers fairly closely.”  They took turns going on the floor.
Hall said the overall tone of the convention was “energetic and hopeful” and that her favorite speakers were the union leaders, including Sean O’Brien of the Teamsters, who made it clear they are no longer locks to be in the camp of the Democrats, and the regular people who have been negatively impacted by inflation, illegal immigration and other Biden administration policies.
“Ben Carson’s speech gave me peace, by reminding me of the peace we can have in Christ,” she said. “He reminded us through everything that goes on in the world, we can still have peace in our hearts.  It wasn’t an energizing speech, but it was very encouraging.”
Wearing a white bandage to cover his wounded right ear, President Trump made his first appearance at the convention on Monday night.  Hall said she detected “humility and peace on his face” as he walked down the tunnel and out onto the floor. It carried over into the first part of his speech on Thursday night, when he formally accepted his party’s nomination for president.
“You could hear a pin drop,” Hall said, as the president gave his account of the assassination attempt.  “Anyone who goes through what he went through, a near-death experience like that, will come  away with a changed outlook on life.  How can you not?”
Hall described the overall tone of the convention as “energetic and hopeful,” adding that the party is fully united in its bid to take back the White House. “What I saw, and from the people I talked to, I can say we’re fully behind President Trump,” said Hall. “We want him elected and we’ll do what we can to get him elected.”
She believes Trump will be responsive to the people of Wyoming and address the issues that matter most to its people, such as bringing inflation under control and stopping the flow of illegals into the country.
In other highlights from the week, Hall said she and Brewer attended a luncheon sponsored by the National Federation of  Republican Women at the historic and opulent Pfister Hotel.  Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders was the guest speaker and Speaker of the House Ron Johnson and Sheriff Joe Arpaio also attended.
Hall and Brewer also attended a screening of the new Ronald Reagan movie that stars Dennis Quaid and Jon Voight, arriving in theaters Aug. 30. “Dennis Quaid did an excellent job of capturing the essence of Ronald Reagan,” said Hall.