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"Blue Wall' Democrats Democrats urge the White House to give Chicago the 2024 DNC convention
NBC NewsCHICAGO — Democrats across the Midwest are appealing to President Joe Biden to back Chicago as the destination for the 2024 Democratic National Convention, arguing the party must send a strong signal of support if it is to keep its "blue wall" of states intact in the next presidential election.
A band of governors, members of Congress and mayors from Illinois to Minnesota to Kentucky signed a letter Wednesday that was first made available to NBC News, calling on both the White House and Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison to choose Chicago.
Their argument? The so-called blue wall has voted for Democratic presidential candidates since 1992 with one exception – Donald Trump in 2016.
That's when Democrats took their eye off the ball, they say.
A band of governors, members of Congress and mayors from Illinois to Minnesota to Kentucky signed a letter Wednesday that was first made available to NBC News, calling on both the White House and Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison to choose Chicago.
Their argument? The so-called blue wall has voted for Democratic presidential candidates since 1992 with one exception – Donald Trump in 2016.
That's when Democrats took their eye off the ball, they say.
Highly likely according to my DNC contacts, but the ultimate decision is Biden's.
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