MILWAUKEE — The security lines were long to get into Sunday night’s Republican National Convention welcome party — but the lines at the bar moved quickly. It was small comfort for Republicans roiled by Saturday's assassination attempt on Donald Trump in Pennsylvania, which left one person dead and two severely injured. The shooting has also left the presidential campaign in upheaval — and the GOP convention, which might have been seen as a snooze fest, has suddenly taken on new importance. Forging ahead: The convention runs today through Thursday, as planned with heavy police presence. Trump had planned to arrive Thursday but changed his schedule to be in Milwaukee on Sunday evening, saying, “I cannot allow a ‘shooter,’ or potential assassin, to force change to scheduling, or anything else.” The Illinois reax: “Being a delegate at the national convention of either party is important in ordinary times,” Illinois GOP delegate Scott Kaspar told your Playbook host. “In view of the terrible events yesterday, it’s an honor of a lifetime to cast my ballot in support of Donald Trump.” Illinois Republicans are in Milwaukee in full force to nominate Trump. Among the attendees spotted at Sunday’s "Red, White and Brew" party at the Henry Maier Festival Park were Illinois GOP Chair-elect Kathy Salvi (She was just named to the positon Friday.), outgoing Chair Don Tracy, Congressman Mike Bost and state Rep. John Cabello. For most Republicans, and some Democrats, the assassination attempt prompted some soul-searching about politics. State Sen. Terri Bryant hopes there’s a shift away from toxic language in politics. “You may find some folks taking a step back to try to find a better way to get their message out without being incendiary,” she told the Tribune’s Jeremy Gorner and Rick Pearson. ‘Elevate the discourse and lower the temperature,” Congressman Darin LaHood says in a statement. Gov. Pritzker, Sens. Duckworth and Durbin, and other pols reacted to the shootint, too, by WCIA’s Joey Schneider, Simmy Wood and Theodora Koulouvaris It’s emotional: Delegate Aaron Del Mar said he felt fear after watching Trump get shot. Then he felt pride in how the Secret Service "acted promptly.’ That moved to anger that someone would shoot the former president. “He’s not just the presumptive nominee, he’s an American,” Del Mar told Playbook after the welcome party. ABOUT THE CONVENTION: Your Playbook host is here for the week covering the Illinois delegation, the buzz around Trump naming a running mate, the nomination and, even, the protests. Drop me a line for tips or sightings at the convention (since I can’t be everywhere at once). MORE TRUMP HEADLINES ‘Massive security breach’: Secret Service under scrutiny after gunman got clear shot at Trump, by POLITICO’s Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney Former suburban police chief wounded protecting Reagan expects ‘deep dive’ into security failures, by the Daily Herald’s Steve Zalusky How Trump has turned vulnerability into power — One image at a time, by POLITICO’s Michael Kruse COLUMN: GOP finds unity with Trump while Dems face disarray with Biden, by POLITICO’s Jonathan Martin About the suspected gunman: He was registered as a Republican but he once donated $15 to the Chicago-based Progressive Turnout Project, a Democratic-aligned voter turnout organization, according to publicly available records, by POLITICO's Miles J. Herszenhorn and Erin Banco
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