Experts: RNC unlikely to embrace Caitlyn Jenner

Despite being one of the most high-profile GOP celebs, political experts say Caitlyn Jenner is unlikely to appear on-stage at the Republican National Convention next year.

{mosads}“It’s just hard to imagine a party so reliant on conservative Christians would really embrace a transgender woman as a surrogate,” Kyle Kondik, communications director at the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics, tells E! News.

The Olympian and reality television star formerly known as Bruce Jenner confirmed in an April interview she is a Republican, telling Diane Sawyer, “Yeah. Is that a bad thing? I believe in the Constitution.”

“Having Caitlyn Jenner speak, for instance, in a prime-time slot at the 2016 GOP convention would certainly represent outreach to the LGBT community. It’s just hard to image that happening, even if Jenner wanted to do something like that,” Kondik said.

But whether or not Jenner plays a role in next year’s convention, Gregory Angelo, Log Cabin Republicans’ national executive director, tells the entertainment channel that White House hopefuls should be prepared for Jenner-related debate questions.

“If they are not, their communications directors are fools, by the way,” Angelo says.