Bill de Blasio: It Doesn’t Matter That New York’s Not a Swing State

[hrmjustin]

Ross Barkan

Don’t tell Mayor Bill de Blasio that only swing states should have political conventions.

Mr. de Blasio, like Senator Charles Schumer, rejected the notion that Brooklyn shouldn’t play host to the Democratic National Convention in 2016 because New York State, very likely to vote overwhelmingly for the Democratic presidential contender, is less pivotal for the national party than places like Pennsylvania, which is also vying for the convention, or Ohio, where the 2016 Republican convention will be held.

Read more at http://observer.com/2014/08/bill-de-blasio-it-doesnt-matter-that-new-yorks-not-a-swing-state/#ixzz3ADABOe3c

[Smarmie Doofus]

1. Yes it does, Bill. n/t

[hrmjustin]

2. Agreed!