tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18747118.post112247007357158575..comments2023-11-02T05:00:36.315-04:00Comments on Democratic Convention Watch: How we got hereMatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02126730290750804530noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18747118.post-17922160379697773482007-01-03T23:34:00.000-05:002007-01-03T23:34:00.000-05:00Leslie-
Thanks. I don't have the infrastructure t...Leslie-<br /><br />Thanks. I don't have the infrastructure to run a poll, but go ahead, and I will link to it. Kerri's done a great job on the past histories - I've got them linked on my sidebar.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02126730290750804530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18747118.post-91818697511976445782007-01-03T22:32:00.000-05:002007-01-03T22:32:00.000-05:00Howdy, Matt. This is a great rundown on the histor...Howdy, Matt. This is a great rundown on the history so far of the 2008 Democratic Convention. Hope you don't mind a plug on ColoradoConfidential.com. Should we run a contest on when Dean will make the announcement? (It's obvious he's waiting for Denver to get local labor on board.)<br /><br />An interesting trivia item: Colorado no long holds special presidential primaries. The Republican legislature back in 2003 eliminated the financing of future primaries that used to be held in March. Colorado does have a caucus presidential selection, but that is in June, way after the presidential candidates have been selected by the other states.<br /><br />Again, good work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18747118.post-46430413837206405822007-01-03T15:32:00.000-05:002007-01-03T15:32:00.000-05:00I don't think 2012 is that risky... Denver would b...I don't think 2012 is that risky... Denver would be the smallest city to get the convention in 50 years. I'm guessing that other invitees declined the convention because they didn't want to spend the time and money when they assumed they wouldn't be competitive anyway. When other mid-sized cities like Seattle see that it's posible for a mid-sized city to be competitive, they'll step in. <br /><br />-mattAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18747118.post-7547974138660646862007-01-02T20:51:00.000-05:002007-01-02T20:51:00.000-05:00The question about 2012 is actually quite serious....The question about 2012 is actually quite serious. With the increased costs due to security, it's not such an economic win to host a convention. I imagine the DNC will have to ask for less money in the future, and do some of the fundraising at the national level.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02126730290750804530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18747118.post-30478200691642889952007-01-02T16:24:00.000-05:002007-01-02T16:24:00.000-05:00To sum it up, every single city considered as conv...To sum it up, every single city considered as convention host other than Denver and NYC has been eliminated because they voluntarily withdrew their names from consideration (or in the case of St. Paul, they got the other convention). Perhaps the plan now is to wait for one of the two remaining cities to withdraw and award the last remaining city the big party by default. What if NO ONE wants to host the Dems in 2012?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com