{"id":1090,"date":"2007-01-11T11:35:00","date_gmt":"2007-01-11T17:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nmpolitics.net\/index\/2007\/01\/denver-picked-to-host-2008-democratic-nominating-convention-boosting-richardsons-chances\/"},"modified":"2007-01-11T11:35:00","modified_gmt":"2007-01-11T17:35:00","slug":"denver-picked-to-host-2008-democratic-nominating-convention-boosting-richardsons-chances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2007\/01\/denver-picked-to-host-2008-democratic-nominating-convention-boosting-richardsons-chances\/","title":{"rendered":"Denver picked to host 2008 Democratic nominating convention, boosting Richardson’s chances"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Democratic Party will hold its 2008 nominating convention in Denver<\/st1:place><\/st1:city>.<\/p>\n

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The announcement<\/a>, made today by the Democratic National Committee, is great news for Gov. Bill Richardson, who has worked hard to increase the West\u2019s prominence in the nominating process as he prepares to announce what most expect to be his own presidential run.<\/p>\n

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Richardson and others pushed to move Nevada<\/st1:state>\u2019s caucuses ahead of the New Hampshire<\/st1:place><\/st1:state> primary and won. Now they have succeeded in beating out New York City<\/st1:city><\/st1:place> for the 2008 convention, which will be held Aug. 25-28.<\/p>\n

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Richardson<\/st1:place><\/st1:city>\u2019s influence in the party will only increase as his proposals become reality. The victory also boosts Richardson<\/st1:place><\/st1:city>\u2019s White House hopes, as it brings further attention to the West and its political leaders.<\/p>\n

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The decision by DNC Chairman Howard Dean had been expected in December, but was delayed when bids from both cities faltered. In New York<\/st1:place><\/st1:state>, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the city could not pay the costs. In Denver<\/st1:place><\/st1:city> there are a host of logistical and labor issues.<\/p>\n

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But Denver<\/st1:place><\/st1:city> won out.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThere is no question that the West is important to the future of the Democratic Party,\u201d Dean said in a statement. \u201cThe recent Democratic gains in the West exemplify the principle that when we show up and ask for people\u2019s votes and talk about what we stand for, we can win in any part of the country.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Republican National Convention will be held starting Sept. 1 in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.<\/st1:place><\/st1:state><\/p>\n

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Hosting a convention is a huge task. Denver<\/st1:place><\/st1:city> is expected to have an additional 35,000 visitors for the Democrats\u2019 event.<\/p>\n

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Update, 1:10 p.m.<\/p>\n

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Richardson<\/st1:place><\/st1:city> issued this statement:<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis isn\u2019t just a win for Denver<\/st1:city> and Colorado<\/st1:state><\/st1:place>, but for the whole mountain west. From Montana<\/st1:state> to New Mexico<\/st1:state><\/st1:place>, the west is the most fertile ground for Democrats. The Denver<\/st1:place><\/st1:city> convention in 2008 will only further these efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Democratic Party will hold its 2008 nominating convention in Denver. The announcement, made today by the Democratic National Committee, is great news for Gov. Bill Richardson, who has worked hard to increase the West\u2019s prominence in the nominating process as he prepares to announce what most expect to be his own presidential run. Richardson […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1090","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1090","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1090"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1090\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1090"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1090"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1090"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}