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Milwaukee and Minneapolis May Both Want 2016 Democratic National Convention #DNC16

A trusted source has passed along that Minneapolis will bid to be host city for the 2016 Democratic National Convention.

Also… Milwaukee, WI is in the process of gauging support for a bid. Continue Reading...

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Philly for 2016 Democratic National Convention? #DNC2016

U.S. Rep. Bob Brady has his answer. Tomorrow, the city’s Democratic Party chairman will make his case for a convention bid to political, tourism and labor leaders from the region.

To do so, Brady is bringing to Philly the team that produced the 2012 convention in Charlotte, N.C. They will explain the complicated process of winning the bid.

For Brady, it will be a trip through what might have been. Continue Reading...

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Columbus in 2016?

It’s never too early to talk about the next national convention locations. We just got a tweet from the Chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party, Chris Redfern, with this little nugget:

The City of Columbus expects to be a serious player in the competition for a political convention four years from now.

City leaders will begin exploring the possibilities in a meeting next month with representatives of both political parties.   Continue Reading...

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Indianapolis and Newark looking at 2016 conventions

Never too early to start making noise about 2016. First Indianapolis:

Disappointment was evident when Indianapolis lost out in its effort to host the Republican National Convention in 2000.

As the city skyline will attest, a lot has changed in the last 11 years. Continue Reading...

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New Jersey Already Thinking About 2016 Convention

Cory Booker anyone?

A northern New Jersey congressman is trying to rally support for New Jersey to host the Democratic National Convention in 2016.

U.S. Rep. Steve Rothman inserted a speech into the Congressional Record last month noting the Prudential Center in Newark, the Izod Center in East Rutherford and the New Meadowlands Stadium are suitable venues. Continue Reading...

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Dallas looking at bidding for 2016 conventions

And the next cycle begins:

After the Super Bowl, could a national political convention be in Arlington’s future?

The Arlington Convention & Visitors Bureau confirmed Tuesday that the Democratic National Committee briefly considered Arlington as a location for its 2012 convention. A DNC spokesman declined to comment. Continue Reading...

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