Monday, April 24, 2006
Would Nagin’s re-election keep the convention away from New Orleans?
WE’VE MOVED! Democratic Convention Watch is now at http://www.DemocraticConventionWatch.com
I missed the significance when I wrote up Mike Littwin’s column, but this tidbit was there:
If New Orleans could be ready by 2008 for a major convention, and if New Orleans doesn’t re-elect Mayor Ray Nagin, who brings up major competence issues of his own, Democrats might not be able to resist New Orleans.
I don’t think Nagin’s re-election would be a showstopper. In fact, you could argue the opposite is true. If Nagin is defeated, he would be the only politician, besides Michael Brown of FEMA, to lose his job due to Katrina, and the GOP could make a big point out of that. But if Nagin wins, especially in the face of a changed electorate, he could argue that the voters have faith in him, and could focus on whatever rebuilding success stories have happened.
But I think the discussion points out the general problem with holding the convention in New Orleans: the past becomes the focal point, and I think the Democrats and their candidate need a convention focused on the future.
Posted by Matt at 9:10 PM 
my main concern with denver is the hotels. one of the major complaints about the past 2 conventions was either the lack of ‘quality’ hotels (boston) or the distance of the hotels (L.A.) you cant have high dollar donors staying at the holiday inn or have delegates staying 45minutes to an hour away from the convention site. this doesnt even touch on the labor issue that was already discussed earlier. so while denver may be a pretty city with a nice arena i think there are still major drawbacks to having the convention there.
I’ve read that Denver has built plenty of new hotels in recent years. It will be interesting to see what the hotel propasal in their bid says. Hopefully the information will come out after the bids come in in mid/late-May.
Easy solution to the hotel situation and any other logistical problem: VEGAS VEGAS VEGAS!
I’m from Denver, and can tell you all, Denver has plenty of hotels, including one of the world’s best: The Brown Palace. Besides, Vegas gives Republicans an open “classic liberals..” shot at us. Denver doesn’t. It’s historical and trendy.
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