Posted on 02/15/2006 3:08:37 PM PST by Aussie Dasher
More than two dozen cities have been invited to submit bids to explain why they would be the best choice for the 2008 Republican National Convention.
The 31 cities were announced Wednesday by the Republican National Committee, which also has asked to hear from cities not on the list but interested in playing host to the convention.
The committee's site selection committee will hold individual meetings in Washington with representatives of all interested cities to discuss the choice of a convention city. The RNC has several basic requirements for the host city.
_A main convention facility capable of seating at least 20,500.
_A city and its host committee's willingness and ability to provide and pay for security for the convention.
_City must be able to make available to the RNC's planning committee 20,000 hotel rooms and 2,000 one- and two-bedroom suites.
Cities that received requests for convention proposals are: Anaheim, Calif.; Atlanta; Boston; Charlotte, N.C.; Chicago; Columbus, Ohio; Dallas; Denver; Detroit; Houston; Indianapolis; Los Angeles; Kansas City, Mo.; Memphis, Tenn.; Miami; Minneapolis; Nashville, Tenn.; New Orleans; New York; Orlando, Fla.; Philadelphia; Phoenix; Pittsburgh; Portland, Ore.; Sacramento, Calif.; San Antonio; San Diego; San Francisco; Seattle; St. Louis, Mo.; and Tampa.
The RNC's site selection committee will decide on a list of finalist cities by mid-summer of this year and will visit those cities in the late summer. Final selection is expected no later than Feb. 1, 2007.
The 2004 Republican convention was held in New York City.
"Surely, it would best be held in a swing State."
Oregon is about the only real swing state on the list. Ohio, Missouri, Tennessee, Louisiana, and Indiana are pretty consistantly red when it comes to Presidential voting. The only reason they look close is because media poll always give Dems 10 points more than they are going to get when people vote.
If you're going to San Francisco,
be sure to wear some flowers in your hair.
San Francisco? Seattle? New Orleans? Sheesh ...
Detroit;
You must be kidding...
San Francisco
Wait, you REALLY must be kidding...the city that refuses to let the USS Iowa dock? They shouldn't even be considered.
Take Frisco and Seattle off the list right away...or are they just doing that to tick them off.
It really depends who is running. If Giuliani Runs, NJ and NY will be swing states...especially NJ.
The state that you hold a convention in doesn't make much of a difference. The convention is so far away from the general election, time-wise, that it makes almost no difference.
Much better to choose a city that will be good for fundraising and good for relaxing to ensure the party people that show up have a good time - and a place where the local law enforcement knows how to allocate stick time on the hippies.
Ideal locations are So. Cal, Florida, NYC. Philly wasn't too bad. San Diego was UNMATCHED. NYC - eh.
Someplace where the cops wouldn't think twice about beating the crap out of moveon.org types.
"Oregon is about the only real swing state on the list."
Oregon isn't a swing state. It's voted Democratic in the last 4 presidential elections. Ohio and Missouri, while swinging to the Republican side of things, have to be considered much more competitive than Oregon. Did Bush even campaign in Oregon in 2004?
The Convention gave Bush a bigger bounce in NY and NJ than all the other "Blue States" So I have to disagree. NJ relies on NY Networks for news, so thats the NJ-NY connection.
At least you would get a lot of media attention. Lots of photos of moonbats doing their thing. It could be helpful to wake some Americans up about how the far left reacts.
I like the idea of Denver. What do you think? I liked your "and a place where the local law enforcement knows how to allocate stick time on the hippies." Very funny stuff. I wonder why Cinncinati wasn't on the list? Ohio might be important to letting Ohio voters know that the GOP isn't taking them for granted, though I noticed Columbus was on the list.
How about the Omaha, NE/Council Bluffs, IA area!
Mexico City, Mexico!!!!!!!!!
What, no New Orleans? Surely, the Superdome should be reopened by then- maybe there won't be enough hotel rooms, but there are about 10,000 trailers currently sitting in Hope, former home of the Dope, Arkansas they could move down...
If it is gonna be in Colorado, may I suggest South Park?
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