Posted on 11/27/2005 5:34:52 PM PST by birbear
Does anybody know where the Republican (or even Democrat) national conventions will be held in 2008? Has it even been decided yet?
This should be good...
The DemocRATS have been talking about New Orleans.
Democrats - Detroit
Republicans - Miami or Atlanta
In my humble opinion, the site must be on the east coast time zone so it can be wrapped up each night by 11 p.m.
It'd be more fun if the Republicans held it there.
Yeah... and I hear Tampa is vying for the GOP. But it doesn't seem as if anything is concrete yet. I was just wondering if there was a website I was missing.
Thanks for the info!
Democrats have selected the dates: Aug. 25 - 28, 2008 but haven't chosen the city. Will select after the 2006 general election...
http://64.233.187.104/search?q=cache:99CLH35HDsgJ:msnbc.msn.com/id/9928200/+2008+democrat+and+gop+conventions&hl=en
The GOP hasn't made any selections of dates or cities as of yet.
No chance it would ever be held in Las Vegas?
Probably Shanghai...Most of the Republicans should be there by then...
Time zone considerations, plus Vegas is too controversial.
Wasn't there a story recently (dont know where) about the RATS having it back in NYC? Thought I saw that somewhere. Great stage for the clin-TOON Network and all...
As I recall, LA was the site for the 2000 Dem convention. The LA center is certainly desirable as it is much larger than other venues.
The sched certainly would have to be worked so that the main speaker is done by 11:00 pm. However, this would simply mean that the out-of-town convention attendees would be done by 8:00 pm and would have to find a way to amuse themselves for the balance of the evening ("Uh, where is the Kennedy party?").
Recent Conventions on the west coast. They just arrange the agenda times so that they make prime time.
1984 .. San Francisco [D]
1996 .. San Diego [R]
2000 .. Los Angeles [D]
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Sites of Recent Conventions
REPUBLICAN DEMOCRATIC
2000 Philadelphia, PA Los Angeles, CA
1996 San Diego, CA Chicago, IL
1992 Houston, TX New York, NY
1988 New Orleans, LA Atlanta, GA
1984 Dallas, TX San Francisco, CA
1980 Detroit, MI New York, NY
1976 Kansas City, MO New York, NY
1972 Miami Beach, FL Miami Beach, FL
1968 Miami Beach, FL Chicago, IL
1964 San Francisco, CA Atlantic City, NJ
1960 Chicago, IL Los Angeles, CA
Yep, been a few out west... Chicago has the most I think looking back over time.
Democrats: Beirut, Damascus, or Jenin
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