Community Effort and Statewide Gains Brings Convention to City
Washington, DC - Citing the Denver host committee's strong bid and growing Democratic gains in the Rocky Mountain West,Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean today announced thatDenver will host the 2008 DemocraticNational Convention Monday, August 25 to Thursday, August 28.
Dean issued the following statement:
"I am delighted to announce that the city of Denver will host the2008 Democratic National Convention. I congratulate Governor Ritter, Mayor Hickenlooper,Senator Salzar and the members of the Denver Host Committee forassembling an outstanding bidthat demonstrates the community's commitment to organizing a first-ratenational convention that will put our nominee on the path to victory in2008.
"There is no question that theWest is important to the future of the Democratic Party. Therecent Democratic gains in the West exemplify the principle that whenwe show up and ask for people's votes and talk about what we stand for,we can win in any part of the country. Additionally, we have a numberof strong Democratic leaders in the West who will be a part of showcasing the vision of Democraticleadership for America as we introduce the next DemocraticPresident in the Rocky Mountains.
"New York is a wonderful city but in the end, it was the strength ofDenver's bid that made it the best choice. From the state-of-the-artfacilities to the commitment of community leaders to hosting anoutstanding event, Mayor Hickenlooperand the host committee made clear that the Denver convention will be agreat one. We thank the team for its hard-work during this process andlook forward to working with them over the next year and a half to puton the best Democratic convention in history."
"I would like to thank Mayor Bloomberg, the members of the New YorkHost Committee, and the rest of the team who organized New York City'sbid to host the convention. Together, they made this an enormouslydifficult decision. I know how hard they worked, and appreciate all oftheir efforts."