Gothamist: Bloomberg Goes After the Democrats

Sternel

Wed, 14 Jun 2006 23:12:23 -0500

No. Just...no. The only thing worse than tourists are tourist politicans. I'm going to go pull the blankets over my head now.

x-new yorker

Wed, 14 Jun 2006 21:53:07 -0500

From a beneficial strategic standpoint for the democrats, it would be a good idea to have their convention in Denver: Its in a swing state that can tilt their way in a national election and the kind of southwestern state they need to win in order to win the presidency.

hmmmm

Wed, 14 Jun 2006 18:30:07 -0500

First of all, what is the "hearland"? Second, political correctness requires you to know the first Americans were the Native Americans who most likely came from Asia. And Republicans would never march in numbers close to the number that marched in New York in 2004, regardless of where a convention was held.

Interlard

Wed, 14 Jun 2006 17:23:41 -0500

Can you imagine the freak protests they'd have to face in the "hearland" (no idea why it's called that, the first Americans were on the east coast)? I see a mass of "Gays will burn in hell" signs and photos of dead fetuses and living Iraqis (both of which they're against, right?).

timbnyc

Wed, 14 Jun 2006 17:14:25 -0500

I bet Ray Kelly's excited - if Hillary is nominated he can lock up more anti-war protesters!

Greg

Wed, 14 Jun 2006 16:48:13 -0500

The Bridge Cafe is in Manhattan. The River Cafe is in Brooklyn. No one ever blamed the Observer of being the pinnacle of journalistic perfection.

g

Wed, 14 Jun 2006 16:18:08 -0500

Great idea. Nominate a New York senator and have a convention in New York. That strategy seemed to work so well last time, when they nominated a Massachusetts senator and had a convention in Boston.

well traveled indeed

Wed, 14 Jun 2006 16:16:25 -0500

Will the Gothamist crowd condemn this choice due to the lack of financial benefit to the city? Signs point to no. Will the Democrats ever have the cojones to have a convention away from their safety zones on the coasts? You have to go back to 1988 (Atlanta) for an unconventional choice. And 1972 (Miami) before that.