National GOP convention in Minneapolis
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If there's one theme that came out of the national conventions a couple of years ago it was this: let's not make this mistake again. There's a sizeable group of city leaders out there who think that downtowns are a lousy place now to have national conventions, especially in tourist areas.
So let's see who got invited today to bid on the '08 convention.
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.
Boston? OK, I guess that's good news for hopeful Mitt Romney.
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But Minneapolis? Sounds like a battleground state to me.
San Francisco? California?????? The Republicans in San Francisco?
Chicago? Oh, yeah, Daley will roll out the red carpet.
Of course, many of these cities are in battleground states, but let's figure out who the frontrunners are. I'm guessing it's not Minneapolis. But San Diego (hosted '96), Dallas seem good bets. But I'm going with... Miami.
