As has been said before, Cleveland would be hosting:

 

2012 Gay Games

2012 RRHOF Inductions

2013 Senior Olympics

 

2012 DNC??? ;)

As has been said before, Cleveland would be hosting:

 

2014 Gay Games

2012 RRHOF Inductions

2013 Senior Olympics

 

2012 DNC??? ;)

^Grazie.

 

Well hopefully the Casino, Flats East Bank, Med/Mart Convention Center, Aquarium, 3-4 Hotels, CSU Collegetown, and University Circle mass construction will all be done by then.

Would the convention center be ready in time?

Would the convention center be ready in time?

 

I was referring to 2014.  The CC/Med Mart would not be complete in time for the 2012 DNC.  I'm assuming they would use the Q?

The Q and the Wolstien Center would be my guess.

 

Also remember that the reelection campaign will be based in Chicago, not DC.  While possibly minor in the scale of determining factors, it does give CLE and STL a proximity advantage

Whatever city wins will get a $200 million boost to their economy. I am surprised that there hasn't been more discussion about this considering how big of an impact it might have on the city.

 

I've been thinking about this more and more about the so little chatter, especially with the local media.  Why hasn't there been more coverage on Cleveland's bid, chances, etc? 

There have been many news stories online in the past month or two about all of the other cities but not about Cleveland.  The chatter about Cleveland has been nonexistent.  There was a poll on the Daily Kos where readers could vote for what city they thought it should be at and Cleveland was the favorite.  I would think if its a finalist that the facilities would not really be an issue but I have to think that the lack of chatter is due to the facilities not being appropriate after a thorough inspection or we got it and the people that know don't see the point in worrying about it.  We will soon find out.

Hopefully there's a lot of negociating going on behind closed doors.

 

The amount of time they are taking to select the city is surprising too. There must be a split decision.  Maybe this is good for Cleveland.

 

 

There have been many news stories online in the past month or two about all of the other cities but not about Cleveland.  The chatter about Cleveland has been nonexistent.  There was a poll on the Daily Kos where readers could vote for what city they thought it should be at and Cleveland was the favorite.  I would think if its a finalist that the facilities would not really be an issue but I have to think that the lack of chatter is due to the facilities not being appropriate after a thorough inspection or we got it and the people that know don't see the point in worrying about it.  We will soon find out.

 

What "news" stories exactly?

 

http://www.demconwatchblog.com/diary/4317/no-convention-choice-announcement-tonight

^ Huh?  Just google "2012 DNC". There is definite chatter from and about every city, except Cleveland.

CNN is reporting Charlotte has been chosen as the host city.

Well if it weren't Cleveland than Charlotte would've been the other good strategic choice.

Charlotte Wins DNC 2012

 

 

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Charlotte will host the Democratic National Convention in 2012, CNN is reporting. The Queen City beat out St. Louis, Cleveland and Minneapolis to win the bid. As many as 35,000 delegates will converge on Charlotte in September 2012. The event is expected to boost Charlotte’s economy, bringing new jobs, new businesses and visitor spending to the city.

 

The bid process started more than a year ago, when the DNC contacted city leaders about potentially holding the convention in Charlotte.

 

Timeline

 

• October 2009 DNC contacts Charlotte about potentially hosting the 2012 convention.

• December 2009 Charlotte leaders create group to submit letter for requested proposal.

• February 2010 Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers agrees to chair fundraising effort to bring the convention to Charlotte.

Tim Newman, the head of Charlotte's Regional Visitors Association, presents the bid plan to the DNC Southern Caucus.

• March 2010 DNC issues request for proposal.

• May 2010 Charlotte submits formal bid.

• June 2010 Charlotte is named one of four finalists.

• July 2010 DNC technical team visits Charlotte.

• February 2011 Charlotte wins DNC bid.

 

More below:

http://www.wsoctv.com/news/26691932/detail.html

Our achilles heel does us in again!  :x

Charlotte is the right choice for the Dems

As usual, a Queen City beats Cleveland.    :evil:

Politics dictates unfortunately.

 

As a current resident of Charlotte I know first hand it has nothing on Cleveland. Don't get me wrong. Charlotte is a nice city. I'm not trashing it. But Charlotte wishes it had the assets Cleveland does. Queen City is just a label due to the fact of the Queen she's named after. It is the Queen of nothing else.

 

Cygnus, I'd like to know what the 'as usual' is you're referring to.

Well f**K

I fixed the title

First they steal our skyscraper, then they steal our transit general manager, and then they steal the political convention. Oy!! Bastages!

I'm actually glad that we didn't get this. I think that Cleveland will look much better in 2016 than it will in 2012. There will be so much unfinished construction next year.

^ ahahah for real!

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery!

 

 

Word on 2016!

Charlotte was the only city that I did not want to get this.  I guess the dems think they have a better chance at getting NC than Missouri.  The Obama team will be kicking themselves if they lose Ohio though and considering how Dems did in the last election they have a lot of work to do.  I do agree that the facilities in Cleveland will be much better in 2016 so we might have a better chance then.

This all boils to one thing.  Available hotel rooms.  They beat us.  Period.

NC has a democrat for their governor so that was probably a key issue. The governor is able to help with organizing in that state. Colorado had a dem gov in 08 as well. Cleveland probably fell out of the running when Strickland lost because they lost some of the ability to organize when they lost an incumbant governorship.

 

That is just my theory, but who knows.

Cleveland had slim odds before Strickland lost. If I was choosing, I wouldn't have chosen Cleveland unless there was some political factor arguing against Charlotte; Charlotte is an easy choice.

 

Cleveland is a good choice come 2016.

I wonder why city leaders didn't push harder for this.  The $$$ and publicity would have be tremendous.

 

It seemed like both the city leaders and media pushed Charlotte's chances in the spotlight almost weekly.

 

The last PD article about Cleveland wanting the DNC was... July 2010.  Are these the same people who endorsed John Kasich for Governor?

I wouldn't be surprised if  Frank wasnt even aware we were in contention

I wouldn't be surprised if  Frank wasnt even aware we were in contention

 

Obama owed us something for giving him the election in 2008.  It's sad that he either didn't have enough pull, or didn't care enough, to deliver us the convention.  He may think he has a shot at NC in 2012 (he doesn't), but he can forget about Ohio now...

^Seriously?  You think that he can't win because they aren't having the convention here? 

^Seriously?  You think that he can't win because they aren't having the convention here? 

 

No, I don't think he's going to win here regardless, but I think it would have helped him in a not insignificant way to have it in Cleveland.

It may have helped, but I think he will win here again in 2012.  The current state GOP's agenda, I think, is going to go a long way to helping him win here.  Just my opinion, of course. 

^Seriously?  You think that he can't win because they aren't having the convention here? 

 

No, I don't think he's going to win here regardless, but I think it would have helped him in a not insignificant way to have it in Cleveland.

 

If he wasn't going to win anyway, then how would it have helped him in a "not insignificant way"?  And I don't agree that he "owed" us the convention any more than any other state that went for him.

^Seriously?  You think that he can't win because they aren't having the convention here? 

 

No, I don't think he's going to win here regardless, but I think it would have helped him in a not insignificant way to have it in Cleveland.

 

If he wasn't going to win anyway, then how would it have helped him in a "not insignificant way"?  And I don't agree that he "owed" us the convention any more than any other state that went for him.

 

I think it would make it closer than it's going to be.

 

As for him owing us the convention, somewhere I read a commentary describing Pittsburgh's selection for the G-20 Summit as a payback for all of the support that WPa. gave to Obama during the 2008 election.  I just think of Ohio, particularly Cleveland, as more deserving of something like that.

"Making it closer" doesn't really matter in an electoral college system.  He wins the state, or he doesn't.