The Cleveland 50: Cleveland Hosts the RNC

The Republican National Convention turned downtown into a raucous, high-security party, with convention-goers and curious Clevelanders mobbing every available venue, protesters filling Public Square and cameras filming every street corner.

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On stage at the stadium then called Quicken Loans Arena, Donald Trump accepted the Republican party nominee for president and went on to win the election, ushering a ne w brand of populism into the Republican party and changing the landscape of American politics. 

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