Monthly Archives: November 2005

Democratic Convention Watch: Will labor issues hurt New Orleans or Denver’s bid?

Tuesday, November 29, 2005

Will labor issues hurt New Orleans or Denver’s bid?

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The DNC usually wants all its hotels to be union, and New Orleans may not have enough union hotels to host a full convention.

Democratic events usually are held only in union hotels, Dean said, but with the only available venue for the event being the nonunion Sheraton Hotel the party was able to get labor officials to give the party “a full pass on this one.” Continue Reading...

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Democratic Convention Watch: DNC invites 33 cities to bid for 2008 convention

Tuesday, November 29, 2005

DNC invites 33 cities to bid for 2008 convention

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Following up on the news yesterday that the DNC will hold their spring 2006 meeting in New Orleans, the Times-Picayune also notes:

Dean said that the DNC last week sent a letter to Mayor Ray Nagin inviting him to submit papers to host the party’s big event — its 2008 national presidential nomination convention slated for Aug. 25-28. Thirty-two other cities received similar invitations. Continue Reading...

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Democratic Convention Watch: New Orleans to host April DNC meeting

Monday, November 28, 2005

New Orleans to host April DNC meeting

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Howard Dean has announced that the the DNC will hold their spring DNC meeting in New Orleans in April:

Today I am pleased to announce the Democratic Party’s small effort to help rebuild New Orleans and the Gulf Coast region. I look forward to joining Democrats from all across the country in a revitalized New Orleans for the 2006 DNC Spring Meeting. Continue Reading...

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Democratic Convention Watch: Denver update

Monday, November 21, 2005

Denver update

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Denver City Councilwoman Elbra Wedgeworth seems to be the main early mover behind a possible Denver bid for the 2008 convention. From an opinion in today’s Denver Post:

Mile high party Continue Reading...

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Democratic Convention Watch: Anaheim update

Monday, November 21, 2005

Anaheim update

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Anaheim is always mentioned on the list of cities supposedly vying for the 2008 convention, but the only references I could find were from the 2004 convention(s).

From an Anaheim hotel site in September 2004: Continue Reading...

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Democratic Convention Watch: Atlanta news

Saturday, November 19, 2005

Atlanta news

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Andre at Georgia Politics Unfiltered makes the case for Atlanta:

I think Atlanta should host this convention.

Howard Dean campaigned for the Chairmanship of the Democratic National Committee on a platform of “showing up” in all 50 states, so what would send a better message to the American people than Democrats holding their national convention in the Deep South (which, in recent years, has become Republican central). Continue Reading...

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Democratic Convention Watch: Denver looking into pusuing convention

Thursday, November 17, 2005

Denver looking into pusuing convention

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From today’s Denver Post blog:

If Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper gives the go-ahead, lobbying will start next month to woo the 2008 Democratic National Convention to Denver. Continue Reading...

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Democratic Convention Watch: New York News

Saturday, November 12, 2005

New York News

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Sen. Charles Schumer wrote a letter to DNC Chairman Dean on 11/4 urging Democrats to hold the convention in New York:

“There is no doubt in my mind that New York’s good fortune can launch a Democrat into the White House for the third time in 30 years,” wrote Schumer. “The ‘Capital of the World’ should be the starting point for Democrats to reclaim the capital of the United States and the White House in 2008.” Continue Reading...

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Democratic Convention Watch: New Orleans news

Friday, November 11, 2005

New Orleans news

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DNC will have their spring 2006 meeting in New Orleans.
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Both parties are talking about New Orleans:

A Maryland congressman is urging his fellow Democrats to hold the party’s 2008 presidential nominating convention in New Orleans as a signal of national support for the city after its devastating losses from Hurricane Katrina.

Democratic members of the Louisiana delegation immediately embraced the idea, although party officials were noncommittal and no mention was made that the convention is scheduled for the heart of the hurricane season and would end one day before the anniversary of the date that Hurricane Katrina made landfall. Continue Reading...

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Democratic Convention Watch: Denver news (updated 2/16/06)

Friday, November 11, 2005

Denver news (updated 2/16/06)

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Denver was the first city to accept an invitation to bid for the 2008 Democratic National Convention, and the first city to announce the formation of a Host Committee. Denver remains the city with the most buzz about hosting the convention.

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