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xmas74

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18. They've held one before.

Reply to former9thward (Reply #17)

Wed May 9, 2018, 07:11 PM

May 2018

And there are suburbs.

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Democrats Consider 8 Cities for 2020 Convention [View all] RandySF May 2018 OP

Milwaukee. Right in that Koch fiend Walker's back yard. LuvLoogie May 2018 #1

Does Milwaukee have enough hotels? RandySF May 2018 #12

There are plenty in or around to hold everyone. xmas74 May 2018 #14

If by "or around" you mean Chicago, then yes. former9thward May 2018 #17

They've held one before. xmas74 May 2018 #18

When did they have it before? former9thward May 2018 #21

Milwaukee has had the socialist party many times and the green party IronLionZion May 2018 #31

Yep. We shouldn't have lost Wisconsin. SMC22307 May 2018 #25

Some of those cities are economically depressed and in swing states IronLionZion May 2018 #2

Those are my top 3. Garrett78 May 2018 #5

Arizona would have gone for Hillary in 2016 had it not been for Comey. StevieM May 2018 #9

The RNC needs to take place in deep red rural kentucky. SaschaHM May 2018 #3

Disgusted by endless city bashing & strirring faux 'country v. city' division. appalachiablue May 2018 #15

I was hoping for Pittsburgh. It would be a nice way of responding to Trump's "Pittsburgh, not Paris" StevieM May 2018 #4

Pgh would be super! appalachiablue May 2018 #16

Atlanta or Houston Renew Deal May 2018 #6

Atlanta and San Francisco, too. RandySF May 2018 #8

Nobody wants to come to Portland? gratuitous May 2018 #7

Met Bill Clinton in an elevator the Summer of '92 Heartstrings May 2018 #10

The 1992 Convention was at Madison Square Garden in New York. former9thward May 2018 #22

Wow! Consider me schooled! Heartstrings May 2018 #27

Think outside the box, I vote for Birmingham marylandblue May 2018 #11

No hotel space for that many people. former9thward May 2018 #20

We don't need no stinking hotels! #tentcity :) marylandblue May 2018 #23

I lived in Birmingham for a year. former9thward May 2018 #24

I think that would send such a message rurallib May 2018 #34

AL won't be in play in 2020, neither will CA or NY pstokely May 2018 #38

Atlanta, Denver, Houston, Miami. NCTraveler May 2018 #13

South BlueDog22 May 2018 #19

I'd love Milwaukee. bearsfootball516 May 2018 #26

Milwaukee NBachers May 2018 #28

Atlanta, Milwaukee, or Birmingham Freethinker65 May 2018 #29

We should stop pretending it matters more than it does.... vi5 May 2018 #30

Republicans won the rust belt after having it in Cleveland IronLionZion May 2018 #32

The campaigning is the key part..... vi5 May 2018 #33

Why not Miami? IluvPitties May 2018 #35

Miami might be interested in climate change and rising sea levels IronLionZion May 2018 #36

why Birmingham? pstokely May 2018 #37

Several good choices, but I say Houston n/t Tom Rinaldo May 2018 #39