Tuesday, November 14, 2006

US News: Denver has already won the convention

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This is just poor writing/editing, but it was amusing to see in this article in U.S. News on the Latino vote that Denver has already won the 2008 Democratic National Convention:

Pollsters eyeing the results say the most profound effect of the 2006 election could be shifting voting patterns in the West, where almost a third of the Hispanic population resides. Democrats picked up a governor’s seat in Colorado and a Senate seat in Montana, and they solidly held on to the governorship in Arizona. In the Tucson area, a seat that borders Mexico–held for 22 years by retiring Republican Rep. Jim Kolbe–was captured by a moderate Democrat, former state Sen. Gabrielle Giffords. With an eye toward the West, Democrats have decided to stage their next presidential convention in Denver. Continue Reading...

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Howard Fineman says convention to be in Denver

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Well I was willing to dismiss a minor article in US News on the Latino vote, but when Howard Fineman says the convention will be in Denver, it’s harder to dismiss:

The westward trend is clear. For the first time, leaders of the House and Senate are from the Far West. Democrats put Nevada in a crucial early spot in the presidential-selection process, and will hold their convention in Denver. Continue Reading...

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Howard Fineman: Just a hunch

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Good thing there are people out there who have access to these folks. I diaried the Fineman report at Daily Kos, and Kos checked with Fineman, who responded:

It’s a hunch Continue Reading...

Monday, November 13, 2006

Official Denver web site up

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Denver finally has their official 2008 Democratic Convention website up and running. Go check it out.

Posted by Matt at 2:28 PM Continue Reading...

Friday, November 10, 2006

Is Denver’s union issue back?

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I think we all thought Denver had put its union issues behind them when a union was formed at the convention headquarters Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center. Well it turns out that some local labor leaders are still not ready to support Denver’s bid to host the 2008 Democratic National Convention:

A blue oasis in the heart of the predominantly Republican Rocky Mountain West, Denver could lose its bid to lure the 2008 Democratic National Convention unless it can win the support of an important constituency — labor unions. Continue Reading...

Friday, November 10, 2006

Denver resolves another union issue

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Well no sooner do I note another potential labor roadblock for Denver’s bid, then Dan Slater at DemNotes reports it seems to be resolved:

There has been some discussion recently about labor issues and the bid. I am proud to report that I received a call this afternoon informing me that the Colorado State AFL-CIO Executive Council today passed a resolution of support for the Denver 2008 bid. This is obviously very good news for our efforts, especially when combined with the news a few weeks ago that the Convention Center Hyatt workers had voted to organize. Continue Reading...

Friday, November 10, 2006

Dean: Logistics more important than politics

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Howard Dean says logistics and money are more important than politics when deciding which city will get the 2008 Democratic National Convention:

Denver would be a better political choice than New York to host the 2008 Democratic National Convention, but the decision will primarily boil down to logistics and money, Howard Dean and other national Democratic Party officials said Thursday. “There might be some political message we want to send by where we send the convention, but by far the most important thing is that the convention be run right,” Dean, the party’s national chairman, said at a breakfast roundtable Thursday. Continue Reading...

Thursday, November 09, 2006

Denver looking for momentum from election

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More on the impact of the mid-terms on Denver’s bid to host the 2008 Democratic National Convention:

The Mile High City is hoping that a rising Democratic tide in Colorado and the West will lift its chances of hosting the party’s 2008 convention. Officials involved in Denver’s bid for the convention say their prospects against rival New York City improved on Tuesday as Colorado voters put a decidedly Democratic stamp on the state. “I think our chances are now better,” says Denver City Council member Rosemary Rodriguez, who serves on the city’s convention bid committee.
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Democrats in Colorado this week reclaimed the governorship after eight years of GOP rule, captured a House seat that had been Republican since 2002 and strengthened their majorities in the state House and state Senate. Colorado Democrats will hold four of seven U.S. House seats, a U.S. Senate seat and, for the first time since Dwight Eisenhower was president, control both the Legislature and governor’s office. Continue Reading...

Wednesday, November 08, 2006

Midterm impacts

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Colorado Democrats won the two races they were expected to win, and lost the two races that were more difficult, which in my mind doesn’t change the state of the competition to host the 2008 Democratic National Convention. But as I noted below, the Boston Globe reported that some Western Democrats believe that Denver should win the competition now that Colorado elected a Democratic governor. And the Rocky Mountain News says the decision could come earlier rather than later:

Colorado’s standing as a political keystone of the West could rise even higher after the election. Denver could hear this week whether it will host the 2008 Democratic political convention. Continue Reading...

Wednesday, November 08, 2006

Dean: Decision in early December

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Now that the successful mid-terms are over, Dean is now focusing on picking the host city for the 2008 Democratic Convention:

Dean said that the selection of a host city – which has now come down to New York and Denver – had “slipped” off his radar in recent weeks, as Democrats and Republicans clashed furiously for control of Congress. It will now be “my next big decision,” he said. Dean said that Democatic Party aides “are in negotiations with both cities” and that he won’t an announcement for several weeks. He is shooting for an announcement in early December, Dean said. Continue Reading...