Cleveland, rising once again after decades of decline, is ready to host a party - the Republicans. With homegrown hero LeBron James and the Cavaliers back in the NBA Finals, but now facing a daunting 2-0 deficit after being embarrassed by Golden State in Game 2 on Sunday night, Cleveland has another chance to end its 52-year major pro sports championship drought. The city's well-chronicled sports famine - the Cavaliers, Browns and Indians have gone a combined 144 seasons without winning the big one - and the nicknamed near-misses like ''The Drive,'' ''The Shot'' and ''The Fumble'' have grown into something outsiders latch onto any time Cleveland makes news.