Minneapolis loses to Charlotte in bid to host DNC
Tuesday, February 01, 2011 at 11:29 am
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Minneapolis will not be hosting the 2012 Democratic National Convention, much to the dismay of city officials and the glee of some in the anti-war movement. Charlotte, N.C., beat out Minneapolis, St. Louis and Cleveland in its bid for the convention. In 2008, St. Paul hosted the Republican National Convention, an event which brought claims of civil rights abuses by law enforcement.
“After reviewing feedback from all these individuals, I am confident that Charlotte is an ideal location,” DNC chair Tim Kaine said in a statement on Tuesday. “I want to congratulate the people of Charlotte, their mayor, Anthony Foxx, Senator Kay Hagan, Governor Bev Perdue, and every other leader who helped to put together this winning bid. I am looking forward to working with all of them to ensure that the next Democratic National Convention is one that will demonstrate the best of our party and our nation’s political process.”
Minneapolis Mayor RT Rybak offered congratulations to Charlotte.
“Congratulations to Charlotte on being selected to host this great event. Any assistance they need, we’re here to help,” he said. “We’re obviously disappointed, but having been a finalist for this selection proves once again that Minneapolis has what it takes to host any major event.
He added, “Trust me, we’re going to continue to compete for them. Every time Minneapolis vies for this caliber of high-profile event, we strengthen the infrastructure needed to be competitive in attractive conventions and new business to town that in turn create good jobs that grow our economy.”
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Comment posted February 1, 2011 @ 12:12 pm
I never liked Minneapolis’ chances. Conventional (no pun intended) wisdom holds that parties do better in a state by holding their convention there. I’ve heard there’s no indication that’s true, but given that it’s believed and the other three cities are in swing states, I expect we were a distant fourth. Charlotte also happens to be in a swing state which just became a swing state, and which is the biggest of the three. Hopefully Charlotte will learn from St. Paul’s experience, and not turn its downtown into a police state.
Comment posted February 1, 2011 @ 3:21 pm
Let some other city deal with the cost and inconvenience of the juvenile delinqents of the far left.
Comment posted February 1, 2011 @ 4:35 pm
What a break. When the RNC was in St Paul I had a tough time getting to work between the black SUV’s the concrete barriers and the barbed wire. Too bad the fences came down and Dennis got out.
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