Three cities remain in the running to host the 2016 Democratic National Convention, the DNC announced today. They are New York, Philadelphia and Columbus, Ohio.
DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz made the announcement in an interview with the Philadelphia Inquirer. The Democratic National Convention’s advisory team also visited Phoenix and Birmingham, Alabama, but they didn’t make the cut.
“We're thrilled to move to the next step of the selection process to determine where Democrats will come together to nominate the 45th President of the United States,” Schultz told the Inquirer. “"We are fortunate to have such a diverse and vibrant group of cities interested in hosting this special event."
The winner will likely be announced early next year.
The committee also hasn’t picked an exact date for the convention, but the possibilities are the weeks of July 18, July 25 and Aug. 22.
As NJ.com notes, both New York and Philadelphia have hosted national conventions in recent years. Philadelphia hosted the Republican convention in 2000, while New York hosted the RNC in 2004.
The Republicans picked Cleveland to host the RNC in 2016. So, if Columbus wins the DNC, both parties could hold conventions in the battleground state of Ohio.
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