Thursday, April 06, 2006

RNC says decision driven by Olympics, Dems and tradition

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The RNC explains the choice of dates for the 2008 Republican National Convention:

The RNC said Thursday that it wanted to adhere to a longstanding tradition that the party in the White House holds the later convention. Continue Reading...

Thursday, April 06, 2006

More info on GOP convention dates

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From the Hotline On Call:

Party officials have in the past few months quietly reached out to political coverage decision-makers at television networks to test their reaction to those dates. Continue Reading...

Thursday, April 06, 2006

GOP convention right after Dem convention

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The Republicans have just announced that they will hold their 2008 convention from September 1, Labor Day, to September 4, just four days after the Democrats finish their convention. This keeps the tradition of the party in the White House of having their convention second.

I thought they would start a week later, on 9/8, and finish on 9/11/08. But that didn’t leave much time before the debates started in October, and maybe they were concerned about the acceptance speech being overshadowed by 9/11. Continue Reading...

Thursday, April 06, 2006

Dean’s response to GOP convention dates

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From the AP:

Democratic chairman Howard Dean said the August dates were in the best interest of the party and anything after Labor Day would be a hardship for some party constituencies, in particular teachers. “I’m not worried about it at all,” Dean said. Continue Reading...

Sunday, April 02, 2006

More details on Technical Advisory Committee

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I wrote previously about the Convention Technical Advisory Committee, whose job it is is to do the logistical review of the potential host cities. Democracy in Action has dug up more details on each of the members, including the specific areas of logistical responsibility for some of the members: Diane Dewhirst/Wally Podrazik: Media Logistics; Elaine Howard: Housing; Ricky Kirshner: Hall/Production; Cameron Moody: Transportation. Go to the DIA site for more background details on each of the members of the TAC.

Posted by Matt at 11:28 PM Continue Reading...