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Rocky Mountain High, Or Is It Oysters?

Just got word from a DNC member that Denver will be the site of the next Democratic National Convention.

Steve Farley will be happy to know that they have excellent transit.

2 Comments

Eli Blake
January 11th, 2007 at 2:44 pm

I think it is reflective of Democrat’s new focus on the intermountain west and the midwest. Denver is on the border between both, and the growth of Democratic power throughout the region represents a major threat to the GOP. We will see if what has transpired in the West over the past couple of election cycles continues into the future, as I think it will, but to turn what had been a solidly GOP region of the country into a solidly competitive one could represent the biggest reshaping of the political landscape since white southern Democrats switched to the GOP starting in 1964 following the passage of the voting rights act.
boredinaz
January 11th, 2007 at 3:21 pm

Does this mean Dems are going to start being hit up for money to fund this thing?

From http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_4039491
Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano also is very supportive but has not committed to raising any specific amount, said her chief of staff, Dennis Burke.

“Is it a ballpark number - probably,” he said of the $6 million figure. “Is it something where Arizona and Arizona Democrats are going to try and help out? Yeah. Our perspective is, having the Democrats come to Colorado is having the Democrats come to the West, and it highlights Western issues.”