Saturday, January 13, 2007

Washington Post needs to do a little research

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The Washington Post tried to give an overview of the site selection process, but didn’t do a good job:

The Democrats’ choice of Denver for the convention, to be held Aug. 25-28, 2008, in a downtown basketball and hockey arena, had become almost a foregone conclusion in recent months. Continue Reading...

Saturday, January 13, 2007

Denver gets 2 conventions for the price of 1.001

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Don’t know how I missed this last week, but the Libertarian Party is also holding its 2008 Convention in Denver, from May 23-26:

“We are extremely proud to serve as the venue for the 2008 convention,” said Libertarian Party of Colorado Chairman Travis Nicks. “We look forward to showing the nation’s Libertarians what the birthplace of the Libertarian Party has to offer.” Continue Reading...

Friday, January 12, 2007

The view from DemNotes

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All year I’ve been getting great stuff from DemNotes, the blog of Dan Slater, Colorado Democratic State Party First Vice Chair, and a vice-chair of the Denver Host Committee. Slater was instrumental in getting Denver’s bid off the ground. Here are some of his thoughts on winning the convention:

This has not come easy. For well over a year now, we have been working hard to present Denver as the best choice, both politically and logistically. Continue Reading...

Friday, January 12, 2007

Two Senators and Denver’s bid

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George Merritt of the Denver Post notes how two Colorado Senators bookended Denver’s bid to host the 2008 Democratic Convention:

[the] idea was then aided by one current and one former U.S. senator from Colorado who, unbeknownst to each other, both influenced Dean’s choice. Continue Reading...

Thursday, January 11, 2007

Rumor: Announcement Thursday. Reality: Not likely

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There’s a rumor going around that the convention site will be announced later today (Thursday). But others think this is unlikely, as it would step on new Colorado Governor Bill Ritter’s first week, as he was inaugurated on Tuesday and has his first state-of-the-state speech today. Now, if the winner was going to be New York, Bill Ritter’s activities wouldn’t matter too much, now would it?

Update: Guess those rumors were pretty solid! Continue Reading...

Thursday, January 11, 2007

New York reaction

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Some notes from the New York newspapers. From the Times:

It’s not exactly a “New York: Drop Dead” kind of moment, but the Democratic National Committee has decided to hold the party’s 2008 nominating convention in Denver, according to Democrats familiar with the decision, heading West in rejecting a bid from New York to hold it there. Continue Reading...

Thursday, January 11, 2007

National labor in talks to resolve Denver standoff

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The AFL-CIO is working on trying to find a solution in the standoff between Denver’s bid to host the 2008 Democratic Convention and a local labor leader:

The union leader at the center of a dispute that threatens Denver’s bid for the 2008 Democratic National Convention said Wednesday that a resolution is being negotiated at the national level. Jim Taylor, who heads International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local No. 7, objects to Democrats’ hosting the convention in the Pepsi Center – a nonunion facility. He has refused to sign an agreement promising not to strike during the convention. Continue Reading...

Thursday, January 11, 2007

It was New York’s for the taking…

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Interesting article from Newsday, saying that New York could have had the convention if any of the bigwigs had even tried to get it:

In the end, New York’s political potentates weren’t willing to dig for the gold necessary to keep the 2008 Democratic convention from migrating to the Rockies. Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean announced Thursday that the August 2008 convention would be held in Denver, despite the Mile High City’s dearth of hotel rooms and surfeit of union troubles. Continue Reading...

Thursday, January 11, 2007

DENVER

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Denver will be the site of the 2008 Democratic National Convention. The Hotline has the news:

The labor pains were hard, but the DNC finally has its 2008 convention city locked down: Denver
A Democrat who was briefed said that chairman Howard Dean made the final decision yesterday, weeks later than planned. DNC comm. dir. Karen Finney declined to confirm the choice. Continue Reading...

Thursday, January 11, 2007

Denver reaction

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Here are some items from Denver newspaper coverage:

Denver Post: Continue Reading...