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SYFROYH
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April 11, 2023
It is a shame. I'm not sure Chicago helps us as much as a Wisconsin or Michigan or Georgia convention would.
AJC: Atlanta loses bid for Democratic National Convention to Chicago
In a blow to Democrats in Georgia and across the South, the Democratic National Committee selected Chicago as the site of its 2024 convention despite a strong push for Atlanta to host the political spectacle.
Party officials announced that Chicago would host the convention, dashing hopes of top state Democrats who had lobbied President Joe Biden and his allies relentlessly for the quadrennial event.
They hoped it would showcase Georgias growing political importance as one of the nations premier battleground states. But instead the convention went to Chicago, the biggest city in one of the nations most solidly Democratic states.
https://www.ajc.com/politics/atlanta-loses-bid-for-democratic-national-convention-to-chicago/GLMOV35VZNFJVNDIMDDHT4YZPA/?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=campaign_6592859
Party officials announced that Chicago would host the convention, dashing hopes of top state Democrats who had lobbied President Joe Biden and his allies relentlessly for the quadrennial event.
They hoped it would showcase Georgias growing political importance as one of the nations premier battleground states. But instead the convention went to Chicago, the biggest city in one of the nations most solidly Democratic states.
https://www.ajc.com/politics/atlanta-loses-bid-for-democratic-national-convention-to-chicago/GLMOV35VZNFJVNDIMDDHT4YZPA/?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=campaign_6592859
It is a shame. I'm not sure Chicago helps us as much as a Wisconsin or Michigan or Georgia convention would.
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