Posted on 02/26/2010 5:23:48 PM PST by iowamark
The Republican National Committee named three cities on Friday as potential hosts for the 2012 Republican National Convention: Phoenix, Tampa and Salt Lake City.
The finalists emerged after multiple cities submitted bids to the RNC by the committee's January 15 deadline.
"These cities submitted three very strong bids, so all three are in contention," Holly Hughes, an RNC member from Michigan who chairs the RNC Site Selection Committee, told CNN. "Hosting a convention is a huge deal. A city has to raise multiple millions of dollars, but they also get the benefit of showcasing their city and bringing in revenue."
A 12-member RNC Site Selection Committee will visit the cities in late March and early April to meet with local officials and evaluate the potential sites - and will then make their final recommendation to the RNC. The full 168-member committee will vote to select the host city at the RNC's summer meeting in July.
"Phoenix, Tampa, and Salt Lake City are all amazing American cities and I wish them the best of luck with their bids," RNC chairman Michael Steele said in a statement...
(Excerpt) Read more at politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com ...
Jeb Bush lives in Miami. They picked FL because it's a state that went for Obama last election and is a crucial piece of the electoral pie. Why they picked UT and AZ is a mystery.
Announce that it’s in Tampa, but quietly hold it in SLC. Watch video of leftist morons protesting outside of empty Tampa Convention Center.
We are talking about STATES not cities.
The STATES chosen were for the RINOs
McCAIN, ROMNEY, and BUSH.
Right? You betcha.
Are you one of the 300,000 that watch CNN?
*PING*
I second it.
You’ll know the fix is in for Romney if Salt Lake gets the nod.
Anchorage doesn’t get hit by hurricanes, as far as I know, although an earthquake could happen any time. They may not have enough hotel space to host something as big as the RNC.
Yup. Just like choosing NYC proved the fix was in for Giuliani.
They’re trying to force Romney on us! It’ll just alienate so many people to have it there considering all the city’s associated with. They should have in a swing state that’s suffered major economic downturn as a result of Obama’s policies—like Detroit, Michigan or something! That was the first state in Palin’s “Going Rogue” tour because McCain chose to stop campaigning there even though it was still up for grabs!
Cities bid. I don’t really care where it’s held, although I would like to see it in San Diego again.
:)
Now we have "real conservatives" dissing a good conservative state, Utah.
Unbelievable.
Too bad it won’t be Las Vegas
Absolutely,
Las Vegas would be the biggest slap in the face to Democrats.
Reoublicans would show the city/Nevada that we are with you all the way
“The #2 kidnapping capital of the world!”
If you aren’t an illegal immigrant, you have no fear of being kidnapped here ;-)
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