DNC Picks Denver

"Democrats announced today that they have picked Denver over New York for the 2008 Democratic National Convention," according to the Denver Post.

"Denver's selection brings the high-profile political gathering to the Pepsi Center in August 2008 -- exactly 100 years after the city hosted its first and only national party convention. About 35,000 delegates and journalists are expected for what business leaders hope will mean a more than $160 million boon for the city."

Conventional wisdom said DNC Chairman Howard Dean would choose New York, but in recent weeks Mayor Michael Bloomberg became less enthusiastic about hosting the convention in his city.

The Hotline: "New York City would have been the safe choice, logistically and financially. But it would have been a political nightmare and set Dean apart from his Netroots allies and virtually every strategist, presidential candidate and office holder in the party. But Dean aides have said that he was not prepared to risk holding a convention in a city that was not prepared to handle it."


January 11, 2007




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