Monthly Archives: July 2006

Democratic Convention Watch: TAG stragglers visit Minneapolis

By Oreo | Published July 11, 2006

Tuesday, July 11, 2006

TAG stragglers visit Minneapolis

WE’VE MOVED! Democratic Convention Watch is now at http://www.DemocraticConventionWatch.com

Several members of the 2008 Democratic Convention Technical Advisory Group visited Minneapolis/St. Paul today, as they missed the main visit:

“They’re part of the technical advisory group,” Democratic spokesman Damien LaVera said Monday. “They didn’t get to visit with the other people because of scheduling conflicts.” He said he believed they were looking at hotels, among other things.
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And while local officials have been positively ebullient about the DNC, some privately think that the Republicans might be a likelier option, and might be a more likely option for St. Paul in particular, because of the city’s tie to Republican first term U.S. Senator Norm Coleman. He lives here, you know. Continue Reading...

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Democratic Convention Watch: Minneapolis/St. Paul update

By Oreo | Published July 6, 2006

Thursday, July 06, 2006

Minneapolis/St. Paul update

WE’VE MOVED! Democratic Convention Watch is now at http://www.DemocraticConventionWatch.com

Jeremy Hanson, Communications Director for Minneapolis Mayor Rybak, emails to say that the DNC has not made a decision concerning the three potential venues for the 2008 Democratic Convention: Xcel Center, Target Center, and the Metrodome.

I didn’t imply otherwise in my post last week. All I reported was the DNC may be focusing on the Xcel Center among the three venues. Continue Reading...

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