![]() ![]() ![]() James Davis, a spokesman for the Republican National Convention, declined to discuss Tampa's prominent strip clubs. "We had phenomenal numbers all weekend, and they walked in wearing badges and name tags and weren't shy at all," he said. "The average was $150 for Republicans and $50 for Democrats."Īs further evidence of the clubs' nonpartisan appeal, Don Kleinhans, the owner of the 2001 Odyssey, said when the Promise Keepers, a male evangelical group, came to town years ago, business was rollicking. "Hands down, it was Republicans," she said. As for party affiliation, this is one place where the country's caustic partisan differences fall away, owners say.Īngelina Spencer, the executive director of the Association of Club Executives, which serves as a trade association for adult entertainment clubs, said an informal survey of convention business in New York and Denver had determined that Republicans dropped more money at clubs, by far. Like it or not - mostly not, for city officials - Tampa's well-known strip clubs have joined the welcome wagon.Ĭlub owners here say they have schmoozed with their counterparts in other host cities and have been told that revenue pours in during conventions, sometimes quadrupling earnings from a Super Bowl week. "It's just a really good gimmick to get."Īs Tampa gears up for the Republican National Convention, the biggest party it has ever held, the city and its businesses are primping and polishing for the August arrival of tens of thousands of visitors. "She's a dead ringer for her," said Warren Colazzo, co-owner of Thee DollHouse. The headliner that week is expected to bear an uncanny resemblance to a certain ex-governor from a wilderness state, known for her strong jaw and devotion to guns and God. ![]()
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