CONFIRMED: GOP chooses St. Paul as site for 2008 Presidential Convention - Twin Cities out of running for DNC Convention
3:25pm: GOP officials and Twin Cities Mayors have confirmed the selection:
Ken Mehlman, chairman of the Republican National Committee, made the official announcement at 3 p.m., along with Gov. Tim Pawlenty, Republican Sen. Norm Coleman, Minneapolis Mayor R. T. Rybak and St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman
The convention is scheduled for Sept. 1-4, 2008, at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, a week after Democrats nominate their candidate. The Twin Cities had also been competing against New York and Denver to host the Democratic convention.
“We want to congratulate the Twin Cities. … We are looking forward to working with Denver and New York as we make our final decision,” said Stacie Paxton, a spokeswoman for the Democratic National Committee.
For those of you who were boosters for the DNC coming to Minneapolis (myself included) look at it this way: you still only have to buy one airplane ticket.
AP is reporting that according to anonymous sources, the GOP will announce they have selected St. Paul for their 2008 Presidential Convention.
September 28th, 2006 at 9:56 am
Let them come, and see what Minnesota got to offer them. We have long been a blue state, but since we are lacking great democratic leaders. Minnesota is on the balance, but lets be optimistic! Hoping that this coming state election for gubernatorial and Amy Klobuchar running for US Senate, will show them who we are.